#B699CB#B699CB
#B699CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.078 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B699CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, 20.12, -21.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 29.55, 312.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.6% 0.0507 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.6% 0.078 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4603, 37.0397, 61.4536) |
| Luminance | 0.3704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.36
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.36
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B699CB #AECB99
analogous
#9D99CB #B699CB #CB99C7
triadic
#B699CB #CBB699 #99CBB6
tetradic
#B699CB #CB9D99 #AECB99 #99C7CB
square
#B699CB #CB9D99 #AECB99 #99C7CB
split-complementary
#B699CB #C7CB99 #99CB9D
monochromatic
#7B4F9B #9970B6 #B699CB #D3C2E0 #F0EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B699CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#B699CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B699CB
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B699CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B699CB | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A4C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b699cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.078 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7db',
500: '#b699cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b699cb; $custom-light: #ccb7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b699cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.8,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72597,
"c": 0.07774,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.37039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B699CB
secondary
#DFE7D9
accent
#AB3A6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131115
muted
#828083