#B85AE8#B85AE8
#B85AE8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.215 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B85AE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 90, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.41, 60.49, -56.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.41, 82.75, 316.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.1451 -0.1588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.215 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9862, 23.3299, 78.8304) |
| Luminance | 0.2333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.62
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.89
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.20
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.23
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.35
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B85AE8 #8AE85A
analogous
#715AE8 #B85AE8 #E85AD1
triadic
#B85AE8 #E8B85A #5AE8B8
tetradic
#B85AE8 #E8715A #8AE85A #5AD1E8
square
#B85AE8 #E8715A #8AE85A #5AD1E8
split-complementary
#B85AE8 #D1E85A #5AE871
monochromatic
#7C18AF #A124E1 #B85AE8 #CF90EF #E6C5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#B85AE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#B85AE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B85AE8
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B85AE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B85AE8 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2180EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5087E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b85ae8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 90, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.215 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18ef0',
500: '#b85ae8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b85ae8; $custom-light: #d18ef0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b85ae8",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 90,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.718,
"s": 75.532,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64165,
"c": 0.21508,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.23329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B85AE8
secondary
#C7E8B5
accent
#D80E52
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#837E85