#B79BBB#B79BBB
#B79BBB is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.055 H 322.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 155, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 16.10, -12.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 20.49, 321.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% 0.0436 -0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.055 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2182, 37.0985, 52.0461) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.94
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.25
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79BBB #9FBB9B
analogous
#A79BBB #B79BBB #BB9BAF
triadic
#B79BBB #BBB79B #9BBBB7
tetradic
#B79BBB #BBA79B #9FBB9B #9BAFBB
square
#B79BBB #BBA79B #9FBB9B #9BAFBB
split-complementary
#B79BBB #AFBB9B #9BBBA7
monochromatic
#7D5983 #9D77A2 #B79BBB #D1BFD4 #EBE4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B79BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#B79BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79BBB
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79BBB | 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)
#98A2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA5BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 155, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.055 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb8cf',
500: '#b79bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79bbb; $custom-light: #ccb8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 155,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72473,
"c": 0.05531,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.37098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79BBB
secondary
#D5DED4
accent
#9D4853
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082