#B59FF3#B59FF3
#B59FF3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.120 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59FF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 78%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.24, 25.42, -39.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.24, 46.68, 303.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.34% 0.0516 -0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.34% 0.12 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6280, 41.0906, 90.1987) |
| Luminance | 0.4109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.80
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.96
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.98
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59FF3 #DDF39F
analogous
#9FB3F3 #B59FF3 #DF9FF3
triadic
#B59FF3 #F3B59F #9FF3B5
tetradic
#B59FF3 #F39FB3 #DDF39F #9FF3DF
square
#B59FF3 #F39FB3 #DDF39F #9FF3DF
split-complementary
#B59FF3 #F3DF9F #B3F39F
monochromatic
#6132E5 #8B69EC #B59FF3 #DFD5FA #EAE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#B59FF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#B59FF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59FF3
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59FF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59FF3 | 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)
#89ACF6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CABF1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8ADBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ff3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.120 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbbf7',
500: '#b59ff3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ff3; $custom-light: #ccbbf7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ff3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.714,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75339,
"c": 0.12039,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.41091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59FF3
secondary
#ECF3D8
accent
#DA0BA4
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#131217
muted
#828185