#B595CB#B595CB
#B595CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.084 H 311.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B595CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 149, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, 22.03, -23.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 32.06, 313.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0555 -0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.084 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5811, 35.6309, 61.2279) |
| Luminance | 0.3563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.14
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.75
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B595CB #ABCB95
analogous
#9A95CB #B595CB #CB95C6
triadic
#B595CB #CBB595 #95CBB5
tetradic
#B595CB #CB9A95 #ABCB95 #95C6CB
square
#B595CB #CB9A95 #ABCB95 #95C6CB
split-complementary
#B595CB #C6CB95 #95CB9A
monochromatic
#7A4C9A #986CB7 #B595CB #D2BEDF #EEE7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B595CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#B595CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B595CB
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B595CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B595CB | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39CA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b595cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 149, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.084 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb4db',
500: '#b595cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b595cb; $custom-light: #cbb4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b595cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 149,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.556,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71753,
"c": 0.08438,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.3563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B595CB
secondary
#DCE6D6
accent
#AD3968
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131115
muted
#828083