#B79FDA#B79FDA
#B79FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.087 H 303.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 20.30, -26.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 33.55, 307.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.42% 0.0475 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.42% 0.087 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5789, 39.9256, 71.6740) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.23
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.59
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.77
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.05
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.64
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79FDA #C2DA9F
analogous
#9FA5DA #B79FDA #D59FDA
triadic
#B79FDA #DAB79F #9FDAB7
tetradic
#B79FDA #DA9FA5 #C2DA9F #9FDAD5
square
#B79FDA #DA9FA5 #C2DA9F #9FDAD5
split-complementary
#B79FDA #DAD59F #A5DA9F
monochromatic
#7547B8 #9673C9 #B79FDA #D8CBEB #EEE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B79FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B79FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79FDA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79FDA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A9DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A9D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.087 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbbe5',
500: '#b79fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79fda; $custom-light: #cdbbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.407,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74422,
"c": 0.08723,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.39926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79FDA
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B82E80
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131215
muted
#828184