#B956ED#B956ED
#B956ED is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.226 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B956ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 86, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.9%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.16, 63.61, -59.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.16, 87.21, 316.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.11% 0.1508 -0.1681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.11% 0.226 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6187, 23.0853, 82.5259) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.88
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.89
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.04
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.13
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.16
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B956ED #8AED56
analogous
#6D56ED #B956ED #ED56D5
triadic
#B956ED #EDB956 #56EDB9
tetradic
#B956ED #ED6D56 #8AED56 #56D5ED
square
#B956ED #ED6D56 #8AED56 #56D5ED
split-complementary
#B956ED #D5ED56 #56ED6D
monochromatic
#7E13B5 #A21FE7 #B956ED #D08DF3 #E7C5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#B956ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#B956ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B956ED
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B956ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B956ED | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007FF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4886E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3749A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b956ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 86, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.226 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28cf4',
500: '#b956ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b956ed; $custom-light: #d28cf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b956ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 86,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.338,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64105,
"c": 0.22579,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.23084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B956ED
secondary
#C7EAB4
accent
#DD0852
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150C17
muted
#837D85