#B59CFD#B59CFD
#B59CFD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.138 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59CFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 96%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 38%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.5%, 38.3%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, 29.50, -45.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 53.83, 303.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% 0.0578 -0.1257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.138 294.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6698, 40.6919, 98.1996) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.33
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.21
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.37
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.39
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59CFD #E4FD9C
analogous
#9CB3FD #B59CFD #E69CFD
triadic
#B59CFD #FDB59C #9CFDB5
tetradic
#B59CFD #FD9CB3 #E4FD9C #9CFDE6
square
#B59CFD #FD9CB3 #E4FD9C #9CFDE6
split-complementary
#B59CFD #FDE69C #B3FD9C
monochromatic
#5B24FB #8860FC #B59CFD #E2D8FE #E9E1FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#B59CFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#B59CFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59CFD
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59CFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59CFD | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81ACFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84AAFB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6ADC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59cfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.138 294.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb9fe',
500: '#b59cfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59cfd; $custom-light: #cdb9fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59cfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.464,
"s": 96.04,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75269,
"c": 0.13838,
"h": 294.7
},
"luminance": 0.40693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59CFD
secondary
#EEF7D4
accent
#E600AA
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141118
muted
#828086