#B79FB7#B79FB7
#B79FB7 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.044 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79FB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 14%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 13%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, 13.11, -9.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 15.97, 325.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% 0.0361 -0.0243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.044 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4727, 38.2831, 50.0478) |
| Luminance | 0.3828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.04
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.09
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.74
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.17
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79FB7 #9FB79F
analogous
#AB9FB7 #B79FB7 #B79FAB
triadic
#B79FB7 #B7B79F #9FB7B7
tetradic
#B79FB7 #B7AB9F #9FB79F #9FABB7
square
#B79FB7 #B7AB9F #9FB79F #9FABB7
split-complementary
#B79FB7 #ABB79F #9FB7AB
monochromatic
#7D5E7D #9D7C9D #B79FB7 #D1C2D1 #EBE5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B79FB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#B79FB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79FB7
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79FB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79FB7 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA5B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A7B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79fb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.044 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbbcc',
500: '#b79fb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79fb7; $custom-light: #ccbbcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79fb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 14.286,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73112,
"c": 0.04354,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.38282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79FB7
secondary
#D5DDD5
accent
#984D4D
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082