#B590CD#B590CD
#B590CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.096 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B590CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 144, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.10, 25.25, -26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.10, 36.35, 314.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0636 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.096 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0469, 34.1786, 62.2332) |
| Luminance | 0.3418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.08
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B590CD #A8CD90
analogous
#9690CD #B590CD #CD90C6
triadic
#B590CD #CDB590 #90CDB5
tetradic
#B590CD #CD9690 #A8CD90 #90C6CD
square
#B590CD #CD9690 #A8CD90 #90C6CD
split-complementary
#B590CD #C6CD90 #90CD96
monochromatic
#7A469C #9966BA #B590CD #D1BAE0 #EDE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#B590CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#B590CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B590CD
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B590CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B590CD | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B398A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b590cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 144, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.096 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb1dc',
500: '#b590cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b590cd; $custom-light: #ccb1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b590cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 144,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.393,
"s": 37.888,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7091,
"c": 0.0957,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.34178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B590CD
secondary
#DAE6D3
accent
#B13566
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83