#B59CCF#B59CCF

#B59CCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.077 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B59CCF
RGB	rgb(181, 156, 207)
HSL	hsl(269, 35%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(269, 25%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.10, 18.96, -22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.10, 29.55, 309.91°)
OKLab	oklab(73.23% 0.0463 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(73.23% 0.077 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.2049, 38.1059, 64.1511)
Luminance	0.3811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B59CCF #B6CF9C

analogous

#9C9CCF #B59CCF #CE9CCF

triadic

#B59CCF #CFB59C #9CCFB5

tetradic

#B59CCF #CF9C9C #B6CF9C #9CCFCE

square

#B59CCF #CF9C9C #B6CF9C #9CCFCE

split-complementary

#B59CCF #CFCE9C #9CCF9C

monochromatic

#774FA2 #9673BB #B59CCF #D4C5E3 #F0EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#B59CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#B59CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B59CCF

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B59CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B59CCF	1.00	2.44	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A5D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2A3AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b59ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.077 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbb9dd',
    500: '#b59ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b59ccf;
$custom-light: #cbb9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b59ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.412,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73232,
    "c": 0.07726,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B59CCF

secondary

#E4EADD

accent

#AE3874

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FB

border

#D1D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B59CCF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →