#B79EE2#B79EE2
#B79EE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.100 H 300.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79EE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 30.1%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, 22.64, -31.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 38.40, 306.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% 0.0511 -0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.1 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4799, 40.0119, 77.2638) |
| Luminance | 0.4001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.58
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.30
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79EE2 #C9E29E
analogous
#9EA7E2 #B79EE2 #D99EE2
triadic
#B79EE2 #E2B79E #9EE2B7
tetradic
#B79EE2 #E29EA7 #C9E29E #9EE2D9
square
#B79EE2 #E29EA7 #C9E29E #9EE2D9
split-complementary
#B79EE2 #E2D99E #A7E29E
monochromatic
#7140C6 #946FD4 #B79EE2 #DACDF0 #EEE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B79EE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#B79EE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79EE2
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79EE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79EE2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA9E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A9E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.100 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbaeb',
500: '#b79ee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ee2; $custom-light: #cdbaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.059,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7457,
"c": 0.09953,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.40012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79EE2
secondary
#E8EFDC
accent
#C12488
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084