#B59EF3#B59EF3
#B59EF3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.122 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 78%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.5%, 35%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, 25.98, -39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 47.30, 303.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.16% 0.053 -0.1098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.16% 0.122 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4568, 40.7480, 90.1416) |
| Luminance | 0.4075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.19
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.53
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.81
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.85
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.92
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EF3 #DCF39E
analogous
#9EB1F3 #B59EF3 #DF9EF3
triadic
#B59EF3 #F3B59E #9EF3B5
tetradic
#B59EF3 #F39EB1 #DCF39E #9EF3DF
square
#B59EF3 #F39EB1 #DCF39E #9EF3DF
split-complementary
#B59EF3 #F3DF9E #B1F39E
monochromatic
#6231E6 #8B68EC #B59EF3 #DFD4FA #EAE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#B59EF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#B59EF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EF3
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EF3 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88ACF6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BAAF1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8ACBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ef3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.122 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbaf7',
500: '#b59ef3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ef3; $custom-light: #ccbaf7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ef3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.235,
"s": 77.982,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75156,
"c": 0.12194,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.40749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EF3
secondary
#ECF3D8
accent
#DA0BA2
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#131117
muted
#828085