#B79EBC#B79EBC
#B79EBC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.051 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79EBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.7%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.13, 14.63, -12.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.13, 18.96, 320.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% 0.0394 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.051 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8311, 38.1524, 52.7804) |
| Luminance | 0.3815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.32
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.16
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.91
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79EBC #A3BC9E
analogous
#A89EBC #B79EBC #BC9EB2
triadic
#B79EBC #BCB79E #9EBCB7
tetradic
#B79EBC #BCA89E #A3BC9E #9EB2BC
square
#B79EBC #BCA89E #A3BC9E #9EB2BC
split-complementary
#B79EBC #B2BC9E #9EBCA8
monochromatic
#7D5B84 #9C7AA3 #B79EBC #D2C2D5 #EDE6EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B79EBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#B79EBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79EBC
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79EBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79EBC | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ebc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.051 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbad0',
500: '#b79ebc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ebc; $custom-light: #ccbad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ebc",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 18.293,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73089,
"c": 0.05096,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.38152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79EBC
secondary
#D8E0D6
accent
#9D4957
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082