#B697D2#B697D2
#B697D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.090 H 308.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B697D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 151, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 40%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 28%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 28.1%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.08, 22.72, -25.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.08, 34.45, 311.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0557 -0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.09 308.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9887, 36.7318, 65.8382) |
| Luminance | 0.3673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.51
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.41
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.96
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.26
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B697D2 #B3D297
analogous
#9897D2 #B697D2 #D297D0
triadic
#B697D2 #D2B697 #97D2B6
tetradic
#B697D2 #D29897 #B3D297 #97D0D2
square
#B697D2 #D29897 #B3D297 #97D0D2
split-complementary
#B697D2 #D0D297 #97D298
monochromatic
#7A48A7 #986CC0 #B697D2 #D4C2E4 #F0EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B697D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#B697D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B697D2
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B697D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B697D2 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA2D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A4D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39FAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b697d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 151, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.090 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb5e0',
500: '#b697d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b697d2; $custom-light: #ccb5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b697d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 151,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.525,
"s": 39.597,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72504,
"c": 0.09015,
"h": 308.2
},
"luminance": 0.36731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B697D2
secondary
#E2EADA
accent
#B33370
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083