#B69DCD#B69DCD
#B69DCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.073 H 308.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B69DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 157, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, 18.30, -21.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 27.97, 310.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.0454 -0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.073 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3658, 38.4671, 62.9388) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.92
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.32
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.16
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.24
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B69DCD #B4CD9D
analogous
#9E9DCD #B69DCD #CD9DCC
triadic
#B69DCD #CDB69D #9DCDB6
tetradic
#B69DCD #CD9E9D #B4CD9D #9DCCCD
square
#B69DCD #CD9E9D #B4CD9D #9DCCCD
split-complementary
#B69DCD #CCCD9D #9DCD9E
monochromatic
#79519F #9874B8 #B69DCD #D4C6E2 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B69DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#B69DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B69DCD
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B69DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B69DCD | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b69dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 157, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.073 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbadc',
500: '#b69dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b69dcd; $custom-light: #ccbadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b69dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 157,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.25,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73434,
"c": 0.07329,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.38467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B69DCD
secondary
#E3E9DD
accent
#AB3A70
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083