#B79EBB#B79EBB
#B79EBB is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.050 H 321.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79EBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 14.44, -11.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 18.48, 321.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0391 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.05 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7237, 38.1094, 52.2146) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.47
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.26
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.70
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79EBB #A2BB9E
analogous
#A89EBB #B79EBB #BB9EB0
triadic
#B79EBB #BBB79E #9EBBB7
tetradic
#B79EBB #BBA89E #A2BB9E #9EB0BB
square
#B79EBB #BBA89E #A2BB9E #9EB0BB
split-complementary
#B79EBB #B0BB9E #9EBBA8
monochromatic
#7D5C83 #9C7AA2 #B79EBB #D2C2D4 #ECE6ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B79EBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B79EBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79EBB
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79EBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79EBB | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A7BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ebb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.050 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbacf',
500: '#b79ebb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ebb; $custom-light: #ccbacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ebb",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.724,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73054,
"c": 0.04982,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.38109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79EBB
secondary
#D7DFD6
accent
#9C4A55
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082