#B799CA#B799CA
#B799CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.077 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B799CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.36, 20.24, -21.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.36, 29.16, 313.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.65% 0.0516 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.65% 0.077 312.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5786, 37.1145, 60.8391) |
| Luminance | 0.3711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.58
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.59
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B799CA #ACCA99
analogous
#9F99CA #B799CA #CA99C5
triadic
#B799CA #CAB799 #99CAB7
tetradic
#B799CA #CA9F99 #ACCA99 #99C5CA
square
#B799CA #CA9F99 #ACCA99 #99C5CA
split-complementary
#B799CA #C5CA99 #99CA9F
monochromatic
#7D5099 #9B71B5 #B799CA #D3C1DF #F0EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B799CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#B799CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B799CA
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B799CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B799CA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b799ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.077 312.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb7da',
500: '#b799ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b799ca; $custom-light: #cdb7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b799ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.735,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7265,
"c": 0.07692,
"h": 312.1
},
"luminance": 0.37114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B799CA
secondary
#DEE6D8
accent
#AA3B66
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083