#B697C7#B697C7
#B697C7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.076 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B697C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 151, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 30%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 24%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.5%, 24.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.67, 20.41, -20.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.67, 28.85, 315.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.06% 0.0525 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.06% 0.076 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6651, 36.2023, 58.8673) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.14
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.59
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B697C7 #A8C797
analogous
#9E97C7 #B697C7 #C797C0
triadic
#B697C7 #C7B697 #97C7B6
tetradic
#B697C7 #C79E97 #A8C797 #97C0C7
square
#B697C7 #C79E97 #A8C797 #97C0C7
split-complementary
#B697C7 #C0C797 #97C79E
monochromatic
#7C5094 #9A6FB2 #B697C7 #D2BFDC #EEE7F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#B697C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#B697C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B697C7
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B697C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B697C7 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A0C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A3C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59DA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b697c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 151, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.076 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb5d8',
500: '#b697c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b697c7; $custom-light: #ccb5d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b697c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 151,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.75,
"s": 30,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72063,
"c": 0.0763,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.36202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B697C7
secondary
#DBE4D6
accent
#A93D63
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083