#B79CED#B79CED
#B79CED is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.117 H 298.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 156, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 69%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 26.27, -37.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 45.46, 305.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% 0.0567 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.117 298.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6996, 39.9584, 85.3568) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.45
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.79
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.04
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79CED #D2ED9C
analogous
#9CAAED #B79CED #E09CED
triadic
#B79CED #EDB79C #9CEDB7
tetradic
#B79CED #ED9CAA #D2ED9C #9CEDE0
square
#B79CED #ED9CAA #D2ED9C #9CEDE0
split-complementary
#B79CED #EDE09C #AAED9C
monochromatic
#6C34DA #9168E4 #B79CED #DDD0F6 #ECE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B79CED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B79CED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79CED
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79CED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79CED | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89AAF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA9EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA9BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 156, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.117 298.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb9f3',
500: '#b79ced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ced; $custom-light: #ceb9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ced",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 156,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74687,
"c": 0.1174,
"h": 298.9
},
"luminance": 0.39959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79CED
secondary
#EAF2D9
accent
#D11492
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141117
muted
#828085