#B79CF2#B79CF2
#B79CF2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.124 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79CF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 156, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 77%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 36%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.65, 27.43, -39.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.65, 48.10, 304.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.92% 0.0578 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.92% 0.124 297.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4402, 40.2547, 89.2578) |
| Luminance | 0.4026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.92
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.07
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.73
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79CF2 #D7F29C
analogous
#9CACF2 #B79CF2 #E29CF2
triadic
#B79CF2 #F2B79C #9CF2B7
tetradic
#B79CF2 #F29CAC #D7F29C #9CF2E2
square
#B79CF2 #F29CAC #D7F29C #9CF2E2
split-complementary
#B79CF2 #F2E29C #ACF29C
monochromatic
#6830E4 #9066EB #B79CF2 #DED2F9 #EBE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B79CF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#B79CF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79CF2
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79CF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79CF2 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86AAF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA9F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACAABC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79cf2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 156, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.124 297.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb9f6',
500: '#b79cf2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79cf2; $custom-light: #ceb9f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79cf2",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 156,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.837,
"s": 76.786,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74917,
"c": 0.12403,
"h": 297.8
},
"luminance": 0.40255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79CF2
secondary
#EBF3D8
accent
#D90C99
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FE
border
#D2D0D6
text
#141117
muted
#828085