#B595CA#B595CA
#B595CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.083 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B595CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 149, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 26%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.20, 21.82, -22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.20, 31.55, 313.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% 0.0553 -0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.083 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4624, 35.5834, 60.6024) |
| Luminance | 0.3558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.41
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.27
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.96
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B595CA #AACA95
analogous
#9B95CA #B595CA #CA95C5
triadic
#B595CA #CAB595 #95CAB5
tetradic
#B595CA #CA9B95 #AACA95 #95C5CA
square
#B595CA #CA9B95 #AACA95 #95C5CA
split-complementary
#B595CA #C5CA95 #95CA9B
monochromatic
#7A4C98 #996CB6 #B595CA #D1BEDE #EEE7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B595CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#B595CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B595CA
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B595CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B595CA | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39CA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b595ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 149, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.083 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb4da',
500: '#b595ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b595ca; $custom-light: #cbb4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b595ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 149,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.226,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71713,
"c": 0.08313,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.35583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B595CA
secondary
#DCE5D6
accent
#AC3967
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083