#B797BC#B797BC
#B797BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.064 H 321.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B797BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 151, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.39, 18.53, -14.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.39, 23.63, 321.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.74% 0.0501 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.74% 0.064 321.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6709, 35.8321, 52.3936) |
| Luminance | 0.3583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.92
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.64
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.10
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B797BC #9CBC97
analogous
#A597BC #B797BC #BC97AF
triadic
#B797BC #BCB797 #97BCB7
tetradic
#B797BC #BCA597 #9CBC97 #97AFBC
square
#B797BC #BCA597 #9CBC97 #97AFBC
split-complementary
#B797BC #AFBC97 #97BCA5
monochromatic
#7D5584 #9D72A4 #B797BC #D1BCD4 #EBE1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B797BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#B797BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B797BC
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B797BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B797BC | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA3BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89AA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b797bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 151, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.064 321.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb5d0',
500: '#b797bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b797bc; $custom-light: #cdb5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b797bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 151,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.892,
"s": 21.637,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71743,
"c": 0.06378,
"h": 321.8
},
"luminance": 0.35831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B797BC
secondary
#D3DDD1
accent
#A04552
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082