#B59BDB#B59BDB
#B59BDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.095 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59BDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 155, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 47%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, 22.13, -28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 36.48, 307.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% 0.0513 -0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.095 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5610, 38.3810, 72.1175) |
| Luminance | 0.3838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 0.95
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.30
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.92
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.35
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59BDB #C1DB9B
analogous
#9BA1DB #B59BDB #D59BDB
triadic
#B59BDB #DBB59B #9BDBB5
tetradic
#B59BDB #DB9BA1 #C1DB9B #9BDBD5
square
#B59BDB #DB9BA1 #C1DB9B #9BDBD5
split-complementary
#B59BDB #DBD59B #A1DB9B
monochromatic
#7343B9 #946ECB #B59BDB #D6C8EB #EEE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B59BDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B59BDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59BDB
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59BDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59BDB | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA6DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A6D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59bdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 155, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.095 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb8e6',
500: '#b59bdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59bdb; $custom-light: #ccb8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59bdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 155,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.375,
"s": 47.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73535,
"c": 0.09474,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.38381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59BDB
secondary
#E7EEDD
accent
#BA2B80
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084