#B79FCA#B79FCA
#B79FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.066 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, 16.89, -18.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 25.24, 312.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% 0.0426 -0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.066 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5854, 39.1281, 61.1747) |
| Luminance | 0.3913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.59
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.27
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.35
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79FCA #B2CA9F
analogous
#A19FCA #B79FCA #CA9FC7
triadic
#B79FCA #CAB79F #9FCAB7
tetradic
#B79FCA #CAA19F #B2CA9F #9FC7CA
square
#B79FCA #CAA19F #B2CA9F #9FC7CA
split-complementary
#B79FCA #C7CA9F #9FCAA1
monochromatic
#7B559A #9978B4 #B79FCA #D5C6E0 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B79FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#B79FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79FCA
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79FCA | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.066 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbbda',
500: '#b79fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79fca; $custom-light: #cdbbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.488,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73792,
"c": 0.06632,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.39128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79FCA
secondary
#E2E8DD
accent
#A83E6D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083