#B57CD2#B57CD2
#B57CD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.137 H 313.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B57CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 124, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 49%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 41%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 41%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.69, 37.45, -35.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.69, 51.80, 316.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.63% 0.0942 -0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.63% 0.137 313.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8947, 28.8930, 64.5409) |
| Luminance | 0.2889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.76
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.81
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.11
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.16
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B57CD2 #99D27C
analogous
#8A7CD2 #B57CD2 #D27CC4
triadic
#B57CD2 #D2B57C #7CD2B5
tetradic
#B57CD2 #D28A7C #99D27C #7CC4D2
square
#B57CD2 #D28A7C #99D27C #7CC4D2
split-complementary
#B57CD2 #C4D27C #7CD28A
monochromatic
#7B369D #9B4EC2 #B57CD2 #CFAAE2 #E8D7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#B57CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#B57CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B57CD2
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B57CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B57CD2 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8FD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A94D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3889D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b57cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 124, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.137 313.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca3e0',
500: '#b57cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b57cd2; $custom-light: #cca3e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b57cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 124,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.767,
"s": 48.864,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67627,
"c": 0.1366,
"h": 313.6
},
"luminance": 0.28892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B57CD2
secondary
#D0E3C6
accent
#BC295B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83