#B79EBE#B79EBE
#B79EBE is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.053 H 318.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79EBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 20%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.20, 15.02, -13.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.20, 19.91, 318.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% 0.0401 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.053 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0482, 38.2392, 53.9237) |
| Luminance | 0.3824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.09
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.45
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.11
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79EBE #A5BE9E
analogous
#A79EBE #B79EBE #BE9EB5
triadic
#B79EBE #BEB79E #9EBEB7
tetradic
#B79EBE #BEA79E #A5BE9E #9EB5BE
square
#B79EBE #BEA79E #A5BE9E #9EB5BE
split-complementary
#B79EBE #B5BE9E #9EBEA7
monochromatic
#7D5B87 #9C79A5 #B79EBE #D2C3D7 #EDE7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B79EBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#B79EBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79EBE
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79EBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79EBE | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA5BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ebe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.053 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbad1',
500: '#b79ebe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ebe; $custom-light: #ccbad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ebe",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.875,
"s": 19.753,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73159,
"c": 0.05329,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.38239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79EBE
secondary
#D9E1D7
accent
#9E475A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082