#B79DBF#B79DBF
#B79DBF is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.056 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79DBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 157, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 21%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, 15.78, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 21.06, 318.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% 0.042 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.056 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9880, 37.9433, 54.4447) |
| Luminance | 0.3794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.86
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.11
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.63
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.62
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79DBF #A5BF9D
analogous
#A69DBF #B79DBF #BF9DB6
triadic
#B79DBF #BFB79D #9DBFB7
tetradic
#B79DBF #BFA69D #A5BF9D #9DB6BF
square
#B79DBF #BFA69D #A5BF9D #9DB6BF
split-complementary
#B79DBF #B6BF9D #9DBFA6
monochromatic
#7D5988 #9C78A7 #B79DBF #D2C2D7 #EDE7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B79DBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#B79DBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79DBF
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79DBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79DBF | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA7BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79dbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 157, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.056 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbad2',
500: '#b79dbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79dbf; $custom-light: #ccbad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79dbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 157,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 20.988,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73002,
"c": 0.05629,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.37943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79DBF
secondary
#D9E1D7
accent
#9F465B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082