#B850D7#B850D7
#B850D7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.212 H 317.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B850D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 80, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 63%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 63%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 62.8%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 61.62, -51.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 80.04, 320.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.94% 0.157 -0.143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.94% 0.212 317.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8998, 20.8354, 66.4601) |
| Luminance | 0.2083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.41
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.67
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.35
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.48
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.06
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B850D7 #6FD750
analogous
#7450D7 #B850D7 #D750B3
triadic
#B850D7 #D7B850 #50D7B8
tetradic
#B850D7 #D77450 #6FD750 #50B3D7
square
#B850D7 #D77450 #6FD750 #50B3D7
split-complementary
#B850D7 #B3D750 #50D774
monochromatic
#74208C #9D2BBE #B850D7 #CC82E2 #E0B4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#B850D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#B850D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B850D7
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B850D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B850D7 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2577DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5581D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7688C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b850d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 80, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.212 317.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d187e4',
500: '#b850d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b850d7; $custom-light: #d187e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b850d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 80,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.222,
"s": 62.791,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61938,
"c": 0.21233,
"h": 317.7
},
"luminance": 0.20834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B850D7
secondary
#B3DCA6
accent
#E64268
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#837D84