#B79BBF#B79BBF
#B79BBF is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.060 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 155, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.48, 16.89, -14.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.48, 22.39, 318.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% 0.045 -0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.06 318.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6524, 37.2721, 54.3328) |
| Luminance | 0.3727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.71
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.57
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.05
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.67
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.96
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79BBF #A3BF9B
analogous
#A59BBF #B79BBF #BF9BB5
triadic
#B79BBF #BFB79B #9BBFB7
tetradic
#B79BBF #BFA59B #A3BF9B #9BB5BF
square
#B79BBF #BFA59B #A3BF9B #9BB5BF
split-complementary
#B79BBF #B5BF9B #9BBFA5
monochromatic
#7D5788 #9C76A7 #B79BBF #D2C0D7 #EDE6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B79BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#B79BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79BBF
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79BBF | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A2C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 155, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.060 318.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb8d2',
500: '#b79bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79bbf; $custom-light: #ccb8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 155,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.667,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72617,
"c": 0.05993,
"h": 318.7
},
"luminance": 0.37272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79BBF
secondary
#D8E0D5
accent
#A04559
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082