#B959E9#B959E9
#B959E9 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.218 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B959E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 89, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.6%, 61.8%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.42, 61.40, -57.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.42, 83.78, 317.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% 0.1475 -0.1603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.218 312.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2853, 23.3433, 79.5639) |
| Luminance | 0.2334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.66
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.79
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.12
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.27
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.38
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B959E9 #89E959
analogous
#7159E9 #B959E9 #E959D1
triadic
#B959E9 #E9B959 #59E9B9
tetradic
#B959E9 #E97159 #89E959 #59D1E9
square
#B959E9 #E97159 #89E959 #59D1E9
split-complementary
#B959E9 #D1E959 #59E971
monochromatic
#7D17B0 #A223E2 #B959E9 #D08FF0 #E7C5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#B959E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#B959E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B959E9
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B959E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B959E9 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 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)
#1D80ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F87E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B47499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b959e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 89, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.218 312.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28df1',
500: '#b959e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b959e9; $custom-light: #d28df1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b959e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 89,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6422,
"c": 0.21781,
"h": 312.6
},
"luminance": 0.23342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B959E9
secondary
#C6E9B5
accent
#D90D51
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#837D85