#B85AE9#B85AE9
#B85AE9 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.216 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B85AE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 90, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 61.4%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, 60.70, -56.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 83.22, 316.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.23% 0.1451 -0.1601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.23% 0.216 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1287, 23.3868, 79.5806) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.77
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.81
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.11
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.14
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.33
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B85AE9 #8BE95A
analogous
#705AE9 #B85AE9 #E95AD2
triadic
#B85AE9 #E9B85A #5AE9B8
tetradic
#B85AE9 #E9705A #8BE95A #5AD2E9
square
#B85AE9 #E9705A #8BE95A #5AD2E9
split-complementary
#B85AE9 #D2E95A #5AE970
monochromatic
#7C18B1 #A124E2 #B85AE9 #CF90F0 #E6C6F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#B85AE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#B85AE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B85AE9
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B85AE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B85AE9 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F80ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F87E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b85ae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 90, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.216 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18ef1',
500: '#b85ae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b85ae9; $custom-light: #d18ef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b85ae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 90,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.441,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64226,
"c": 0.21609,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.23386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B85AE9
secondary
#C7E9B6
accent
#D90D53
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#837E85