#B79FC0#B79FC0
#B79FC0 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.054 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 21%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.51, 14.86, -13.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.51, 20.22, 317.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.0393 -0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.054 316.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4396, 38.6698, 55.1399) |
| Luminance | 0.3867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.13
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.22
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79FC0 #A8C09F
analogous
#A79FC0 #B79FC0 #C09FB9
triadic
#B79FC0 #C0B79F #9FC0B7
tetradic
#B79FC0 #C0A79F #A8C09F #9FB9C0
square
#B79FC0 #C0A79F #A8C09F #9FB9C0
split-complementary
#B79FC0 #B9C09F #9FC0A7
monochromatic
#7D5B8A #9B7AA8 #B79FC0 #D3C4D8 #EEE9F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B79FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#B79FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79FC0
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79FC0 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA6C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.054 316.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbbd3',
500: '#b79fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79fc0; $custom-light: #ccbbd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.636,
"s": 20.755,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73424,
"c": 0.05387,
"h": 316.8
},
"luminance": 0.38669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79FC0
secondary
#DBE2D9
accent
#9F465F
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082