#B699CE#B699CE
#B699CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.082 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B699CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 153, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.41, 20.75, -23.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.41, 31.09, 311.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0516 -0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.082 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8212, 37.1841, 63.3546) |
| Luminance | 0.3718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.78
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.78
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B699CE #B1CE99
analogous
#9B99CE #B699CE #CE99CB
triadic
#B699CE #CEB699 #99CEB6
tetradic
#B699CE #CE9B99 #B1CE99 #99CBCE
square
#B699CE #CE9B99 #B1CE99 #99CBCE
split-complementary
#B699CE #CBCE99 #99CE9B
monochromatic
#7A4DA0 #9870BA #B699CE #D4C2E2 #F0EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B699CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B699CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B699CE
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B699CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B699CE | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A3D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b699ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 153, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.082 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7dd',
500: '#b699ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b699ce; $custom-light: #ccb7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b699ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 153,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.83,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72716,
"c": 0.08156,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.37184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B699CE
secondary
#E1E9DA
accent
#AE386D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083