#B796CC#B796CC

#B796CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.085 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B796CC
RGB	rgb(183, 150, 204)
HSL	hsl(277, 35%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(277, 26%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 26.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.70, 22.33, -23.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.70, 32.14, 314.01°)
OKLab	oklab(72.17% 0.0566 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(72.17% 0.085 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(41.3320, 36.2401, 61.9327)
Luminance	0.3624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B796CC #ABCC96

analogous

#9C96CC #B796CC #CC96C6

triadic

#B796CC #CCB796 #96CCB7

tetradic

#B796CC #CC9C96 #ABCC96 #96C6CC

square

#B796CC #CC9C96 #ABCC96 #96C6CC

split-complementary

#B796CC #C6CC96 #96CC9C

monochromatic

#7D4C9C #9B6DB8 #B796CC #D3BFE0 #EFE8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.55

#B796CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.25

#B796CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B796CC

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B796CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B796CC	1.00	2.55	8.25	8.25
#FFFFFF	2.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA0CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A3CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B59DA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b796cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 150, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.085 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cdb5db',
    500: '#b796cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b796cc;
$custom-light: #cdb5db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b796cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 34.615,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72166,
    "c": 0.08473,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B796CC

secondary

#DDE7D7

accent

#AD3866

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B796CC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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