#B78FC0#B78FC0
#B78FC0 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.083 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 143, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 28%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 26%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.58, 23.79, -19.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.58, 30.86, 320.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% 0.0636 -0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.083 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8640, 33.5188, 54.2814) |
| Luminance | 0.3352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.88
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.10
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.37
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.02
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.91
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78FC0 #98C08F
analogous
#9E8FC0 #B78FC0 #C08FB0
triadic
#B78FC0 #C0B78F #8FC0B7
tetradic
#B78FC0 #C09E8F #98C08F #8FB0C0
square
#B78FC0 #C09E8F #98C08F #8FB0C0
split-complementary
#B78FC0 #B0C08F #8FC09E
monochromatic
#7D4D88 #9E68AA #B78FC0 #D0B6D6 #E9DDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B78FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#B78FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B78FC0
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78FC0 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9AC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B894A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 143, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.083 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb0d3',
500: '#b78fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78fc0; $custom-light: #cdb0d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 143,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.98,
"s": 28,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70395,
"c": 0.08296,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.33518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78FC0
secondary
#D0DECD
accent
#A73F52
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82