#B59CCD#B59CCD

#B59CCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.075 H 307.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B59CCD
RGB	rgb(181, 156, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 33%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(271, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.03, 18.54, -21.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.03, 28.52, 310.55°)
OKLab	oklab(73.15% 0.0457 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(73.15% 0.075 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.9620, 38.0087, 62.8716)
Luminance	0.3801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B59CCD #B4CD9C

analogous

#9C9CCD #B59CCD #CD9CCC

triadic

#B59CCD #CDB59C #9CCDB5

tetradic

#B59CCD #CD9C9C #B4CD9C #9CCCCD

square

#B59CCD #CD9C9C #B4CD9C #9CCCCD

split-complementary

#B59CCD #CCCD9C #9CCD9C

monochromatic

#78509F #9773B8 #B59CCD #D3C5E2 #F0EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#B59CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#B59CCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B59CCD

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B59CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B59CCD	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A5CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A6CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2A2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b59ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.075 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbb9dc',
    500: '#b59ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b59ccd;
$custom-light: #cbb9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b59ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.612,
    "s": 32.886,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73154,
    "c": 0.07466,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B59CCD

secondary

#E2E9DC

accent

#AC3A72

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B59CCD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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