#B79CF5#B79CF5
#B79CF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.128 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79CF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 156, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 82%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.78, 28.14, -40.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.78, 49.68, 304.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.06% 0.0585 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.06% 0.128 297.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8945, 40.4364, 91.6502) |
| Luminance | 0.4044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.64
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.18
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.26
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.48
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.19
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79CF5 #DAF59C
analogous
#9CADF5 #B79CF5 #E39CF5
triadic
#B79CF5 #F5B79C #9CF5B7
tetradic
#B79CF5 #F59CAD #DAF59C #9CF5E3
square
#B79CF5 #F59CAD #DAF59C #9CF5E3
split-complementary
#B79CF5 #F5E39C #ADF59C
monochromatic
#662DEA #8F64EF #B79CF5 #DFD4FB #EBE3FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#B79CF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#B79CF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79CF5
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79CF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79CF5 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85ABF8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89AAF3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABABBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79cf5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 156, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.128 297.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb9f9',
500: '#b79cf5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79cf5; $custom-light: #ceb9f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79cf5",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 156,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.202,
"s": 81.651,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75057,
"c": 0.128,
"h": 297.2
},
"luminance": 0.40437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79CF5
secondary
#EBF4D7
accent
#DE079D
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141117
muted
#828085