#B59EF9#B59EF9
#B59EF9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.130 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 88%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 37%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, 27.41, -42.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 50.48, 302.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% 0.0543 -0.1181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.13 294.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3777, 41.1164, 94.9917) |
| Luminance | 0.4112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.23
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.10
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.14
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.21
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.90
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EF9 #E2F99E
analogous
#9EB4F9 #B59EF9 #E39EF9
triadic
#B59EF9 #F9B59E #9EF9B5
tetradic
#B59EF9 #F99EB4 #E2F99E #9EF9E3
square
#B59EF9 #F99EB4 #E2F99E #9EF9E3
split-complementary
#B59EF9 #F9E39E #B4F99E
monochromatic
#5D2BF2 #8964F5 #B59EF9 #E1D8FD #E9E2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#B59EF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#B59EF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EF9
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EF9 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85ADFD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88AAF7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7AEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ef9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.130 294.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbafb',
500: '#b59ef9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ef9; $custom-light: #cdbafb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ef9",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.165,
"s": 88.35,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75438,
"c": 0.12998,
"h": 294.7
},
"luminance": 0.41117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EF9
secondary
#EDF5D6
accent
#E501AB
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141117
muted
#828085