#B68CBD#B68CBD
#B68CBD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.084 H 321.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B68CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 140, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 27%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.65, 24.54, -19.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.65, 31.27, 321.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0662 -0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.084 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8536, 32.3763, 52.3894) |
| Luminance | 0.3237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.28
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.68
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B68CBD #93BD8C
analogous
#9E8CBD #B68CBD #BD8CAC
triadic
#B68CBD #BDB68C #8CBDB6
tetradic
#B68CBD #BD9E8C #93BD8C #8CACBD
square
#B68CBD #BD9E8C #93BD8C #8CACBD
split-complementary
#B68CBD #ACBD8C #8CBD9E
monochromatic
#7B4B83 #9D65A7 #B68CBD #CFB3D3 #E7DAEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#B68CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#B68CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B68CBD
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B68CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B68CBD | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8797BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7919D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b68cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 140, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.084 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccaed1',
500: '#b68cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b68cbd; $custom-light: #ccaed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b68cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 140,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.429,
"s": 27.072,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69627,
"c": 0.08445,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.32375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B68CBD
secondary
#CCDBCA
accent
#A6404E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82