#B59BC3#B59BC3
#B59BC3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.064 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 155, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 25%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, 17.02, -17.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 24.07, 315.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% 0.044 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.064 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6261, 37.2070, 56.6606) |
| Luminance | 0.3721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.86
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.04
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.12
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59BC3 #A9C39B
analogous
#A19BC3 #B59BC3 #C39BBD
triadic
#B59BC3 #C3B59B #9BC3B5
tetradic
#B59BC3 #C3A19B #A9C39B #9BBDC3
square
#B59BC3 #C3A19B #A9C39B #9BBDC3
split-complementary
#B59BC3 #BDC39B #9BC3A1
monochromatic
#7A558E #9975AC #B59BC3 #D1C1DA #EEE7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B59BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B59BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59BC3
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59BC3 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A3C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA5C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 155, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.064 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb8d5',
500: '#b59bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59bc3; $custom-light: #cbb8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 155,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279,
"s": 25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7258,
"c": 0.0637,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.37207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59BC3
secondary
#DBE3D7
accent
#A44264
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083