#B48BBF#B48BBF
#B48BBF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.087 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 139, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 29%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 27%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.29, 24.83, -21.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.29, 32.58, 319.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% 0.066 -0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.087 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4577, 31.9309, 53.4702) |
| Luminance | 0.3193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.53
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.61
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.40
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48BBF #96BF8B
analogous
#9A8BBF #B48BBF #BF8BB0
triadic
#B48BBF #BFB48B #8BBFB4
tetradic
#B48BBF #BF9A8B #96BF8B #8BB0BF
square
#B48BBF #BF9A8B #96BF8B #8BB0BF
split-complementary
#B48BBF #B0BF8B #8BBF9A
monochromatic
#794A86 #9B64A9 #B48BBF #CEB2D5 #E7DAEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#B48BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#B48BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B48BBF
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48BBF | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8596C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5919D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 139, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.087 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbadd2',
500: '#b48bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48bbf; $custom-light: #cbadd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 139,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.308,
"s": 28.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69324,
"c": 0.08735,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.3193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48BBF
secondary
#CEDCCA
accent
#A83E54
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82