#B696EE#B696EE
#B696EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.128 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B696EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 150, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 72%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 37%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 37%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, 29.56, -39.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 49.70, 306.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% 0.0641 -0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.128 300) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6269, 37.9306, 85.7899) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.08
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.13
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.31
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B696EE #CEEE96
analogous
#96A2EE #B696EE #E296EE
triadic
#B696EE #EEB696 #96EEB6
tetradic
#B696EE #EE96A2 #CEEE96 #96EEE2
square
#B696EE #EE96A2 #CEEE96 #96EEE2
split-complementary
#B696EE #EEE296 #A2EE96
monochromatic
#6D2DDD #9161E5 #B696EE #DBCBF7 #EDE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B696EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#B696EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B696EE
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B696EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B696EE | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80A5F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA4B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b696ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 150, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.128 300.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb5f4',
500: '#b696ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b696ee; $custom-light: #cdb5f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b696ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 150,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.818,
"s": 72.131,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7356,
"c": 0.12819,
"h": 300
},
"luminance": 0.37931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B696EE
secondary
#E9F2D9
accent
#D4118D
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141117
muted
#828085