#B59EE5#B59EE5
#B59EE5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.103 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 58%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 31%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 22.71, -32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 39.86, 304.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% 0.0496 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.103 298.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4227, 39.9344, 79.4286) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.16
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.19
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EE5 #CEE59E
analogous
#9EAAE5 #B59EE5 #D99EE5
triadic
#B59EE5 #E5B59E #9EE5B5
tetradic
#B59EE5 #E59EAA #CEE59E #9EE5D9
square
#B59EE5 #E59EAA #CEE59E #9EE5D9
split-complementary
#B59EE5 #E5D99E #AAE59E
monochromatic
#6B3DCB #906ED8 #B59EE5 #DACEF2 #EDE7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B59EE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B59EE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EE5
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EE5 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAAE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A9E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA9B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ee5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.103 298.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbaed',
500: '#b59ee5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ee5; $custom-light: #ccbaed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ee5",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.437,
"s": 57.724,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74525,
"c": 0.10315,
"h": 298.8
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EE5
secondary
#E9F0DB
accent
#C52090
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084