#B559E7#B559E7
#B559E7 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.214 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B559E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 89, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 75%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.6%, 61.5%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.80, 60.06, -56.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.80, 82.73, 316.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% 0.1426 -0.1601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.214 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0496, 22.7389, 78.0231) |
| Luminance | 0.2274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.63
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.71
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.80
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.46
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.72
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B559E7 #8BE759
analogous
#6E59E7 #B559E7 #E759D2
triadic
#B559E7 #E7B559 #59E7B5
tetradic
#B559E7 #E76E59 #8BE759 #59D2E7
square
#B559E7 #E76E59 #8BE759 #59D2E7
split-complementary
#B559E7 #D2E759 #59E76E
monochromatic
#7919AD #9D24DF #B559E7 #CD8EEF #E5C4F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#B559E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#B559E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B559E7
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B559E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B559E7 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C7FEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D85E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b559e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 89, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.214 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8def',
500: '#b559e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b559e7; $custom-light: #cf8def; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b559e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 89,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.873,
"s": 74.737,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63625,
"c": 0.21442,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.22738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B559E7
secondary
#C6E8B4
accent
#D70F55
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D16
muted
#837D84