#B79ECA#B79ECA
#B79ECA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.068 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 22%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.4%, 21.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, 17.45, -19.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 25.89, 312.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% 0.0441 -0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.068 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4141, 38.7856, 61.1176) |
| Luminance | 0.3878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.13
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79ECA #B1CA9E
analogous
#A19ECA #B79ECA #CA9EC7
triadic
#B79ECA #CAB79E #9ECAB7
tetradic
#B79ECA #CAA19E #B1CA9E #9EC7CA
square
#B79ECA #CAA19E #B1CA9E #9EC7CA
split-complementary
#B79ECA #C7CA9E #9ECAA1
monochromatic
#7C549A #9A76B4 #B79ECA #D4C6E0 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B79ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#B79ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79ECA
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79ECA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.068 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbada',
500: '#b79eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79eca; $custom-light: #cdbada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.091,
"s": 29.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.736,
"c": 0.06808,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.38785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79ECA
secondary
#E1E8DC
accent
#A83E6B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083