#B59CD7#B59CD7
#B59CD7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.088 H 303.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 42%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, 20.69, -26.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 33.73, 307.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% 0.0487 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.088 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2078, 38.5071, 69.4331) |
| Luminance | 0.3851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.26
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.01
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.72
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.77
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59CD7 #BED79C
analogous
#9CA0D7 #B59CD7 #D39CD7
triadic
#B59CD7 #D7B59C #9CD7B5
tetradic
#B59CD7 #D79CA0 #BED79C #9CD7D3
square
#B59CD7 #D79CA0 #BED79C #9CD7D3
split-complementary
#B59CD7 #D7D39C #A0D79C
monochromatic
#7448B1 #9470C5 #B59CD7 #D6C8E9 #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B59CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#B59CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59CD7
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59CD7 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A6D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A7D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.088 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb9e3',
500: '#b59cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59cd7; $custom-light: #cbb9e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.424,
"s": 42.446,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73556,
"c": 0.08776,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.38507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59CD7
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B6307D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083