#B59EDE#B59EDE
#B59EDE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.094 H 300.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 49%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 29%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.15, 21.13, -29.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.15, 36.15, 305.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% 0.0478 -0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.094 300.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4650, 39.5513, 74.3847) |
| Luminance | 0.3955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 0.59
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.59
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.81
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.00
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EDE #C7DE9E
analogous
#9EA7DE #B59EDE #D59EDE
triadic
#B59EDE #DEB59E #9EDEB5
tetradic
#B59EDE #DE9EA7 #C7DE9E #9EDED5
square
#B59EDE #DE9EA7 #C7DE9E #9EDED5
split-complementary
#B59EDE #DED59E #A7DE9E
monochromatic
#6F43BF #9270CE #B59EDE #D8CCEE #EEE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B59EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#B59EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EDE
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EDE | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A9E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A8DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.094 300.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbae8',
500: '#b59ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ede; $custom-light: #ccbae8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.563,
"s": 49.231,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74225,
"c": 0.09376,
"h": 300.6
},
"luminance": 0.39551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EDE
secondary
#E8EEDD
accent
#BD2988
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084