#B794CD#B794CD
#B794CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.090 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B794CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.26, 23.66, -24.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.26, 33.96, 314.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.84% 0.0599 -0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.84% 0.09 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1359, 35.6554, 62.4609) |
| Luminance | 0.3565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.47
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.30
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.91
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B794CD #AACD94
analogous
#9B94CD #B794CD #CD94C7
triadic
#B794CD #CDB794 #94CDB7
tetradic
#B794CD #CD9B94 #AACD94 #94C7CD
square
#B794CD #CD9B94 #AACD94 #94C7CD
split-complementary
#B794CD #C7CD94 #94CD9B
monochromatic
#7D499D #9B6ABA #B794CD #D3BEE0 #EFE7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B794CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#B794CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B794CD
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B794CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B794CD | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b794cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.090 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb3dc',
500: '#b794cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b794cd; $custom-light: #cdb3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b794cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.842,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71836,
"c": 0.08951,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.35655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B794CD
secondary
#DDE7D6
accent
#AF3665
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083