#B591CA#B591CA
#B591CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.090 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B591CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 145, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 35%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 28%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, 24.06, -24.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 34.18, 314.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0612 -0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.09 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8404, 34.3394, 60.3950) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.94
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.13
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.91
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B591CA #A6CA91
analogous
#9891CA #B591CA #CA91C2
triadic
#B591CA #CAB591 #91CAB5
tetradic
#B591CA #CA9891 #A6CA91 #91C2CA
square
#B591CA #CA9891 #A6CA91 #91C2CA
split-complementary
#B591CA #C2CA91 #91CA98
monochromatic
#7B4998 #9968B6 #B591CA #D1BADE #EDE4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#B591CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#B591CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B591CA
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B591CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B591CA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889CCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909FC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B398A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b591ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 145, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.090 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb1da',
500: '#b591ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b591ca; $custom-light: #cbb1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b591ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 145,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.895,
"s": 34.969,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70969,
"c": 0.09022,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.34339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B591CA
secondary
#D9E4D3
accent
#AE3863
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FA
border
#D1CFD3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83