#B697CE#B697CE
#B697CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.085 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B697CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 151, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 36%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 27%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, 21.87, -23.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 32.39, 312.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.34% 0.0546 -0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.34% 0.085 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4966, 36.5349, 63.2464) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.21
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.46
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.58
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B697CE #AFCE97
analogous
#9A97CE #B697CE #CE97CB
triadic
#B697CE #CEB697 #97CEB6
tetradic
#B697CE #CE9A97 #AFCE97 #97CBCE
square
#B697CE #CE9A97 #AFCE97 #97CBCE
split-complementary
#B697CE #CBCE97 #97CE9A
monochromatic
#7B4B9F #996DBA #B697CE #D3C1E2 #F0EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B697CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#B697CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B697CE
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B697CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B697CE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b697ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 151, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.085 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb5dd',
500: '#b697ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b697ce; $custom-light: #ccb5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b697ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 151,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.818,
"s": 35.948,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72341,
"c": 0.08506,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.36535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B697CE
secondary
#DFE8D9
accent
#AF376B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083