#B79BF3#B79BF3
#B79BF3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.127 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79BF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 155, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 79%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 36%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 28.23, -40.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 49.25, 304.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.78% 0.0594 -0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.78% 0.127 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4237, 39.9807, 89.9952) |
| Luminance | 0.3998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.64
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.04
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.44
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.03
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79BF3 #D7F39B
analogous
#9BABF3 #B79BF3 #E39BF3
triadic
#B79BF3 #F3B79B #9BF3B7
tetradic
#B79BF3 #F39BAB #D7F39B #9BF3E3
square
#B79BF3 #F39BAB #D7F39B #9BF3E3
split-complementary
#B79BF3 #F3E39B #ABF39B
monochromatic
#682EE6 #9064EC #B79BF3 #DED2FA #EBE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B79BF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#B79BF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79BF3
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79BF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79BF3 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85AAF6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A9F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABAABC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79bf3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 155, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.127 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb8f7',
500: '#b79bf3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79bf3; $custom-light: #ceb8f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79bf3",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 155,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.091,
"s": 78.571,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74783,
"c": 0.12694,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.39981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79BF3
secondary
#EBF4D7
accent
#DB0B99
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141117
muted
#828085