#B697CD#B697CD
#B697CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.084 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B697CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 151, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, 21.66, -23.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 31.88, 312.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.3% 0.0543 -0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.3% 0.084 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3755, 36.4865, 62.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.3649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B697CD #AECD97
analogous
#9B97CD #B697CD #CD97C9
triadic
#B697CD #CDB697 #97CDB6
tetradic
#B697CD #CD9B97 #AECD97 #97C9CD
square
#B697CD #CD9B97 #AECD97 #97C9CD
split-complementary
#B697CD #C9CD97 #97CD9B
monochromatic
#7B4C9E #996EB9 #B697CD #D3C0E1 #F0EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B697CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#B697CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B697CD
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B697CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B697CD | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A3CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b697cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 151, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.084 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb5dc',
500: '#b697cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b697cd; $custom-light: #ccb5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b697cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 151,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.444,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.723,
"c": 0.08379,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.36486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B697CD
secondary
#DFE8D8
accent
#AE386A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083