#B959EA#B959EA
#B959EA is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.219 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B959EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 89, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 62%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.48, 61.61, -57.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.48, 84.25, 316.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.28% 0.1475 -0.1617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.28% 0.219 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4286, 23.4006, 80.3184) |
| Luminance | 0.2340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.72
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.80
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.03
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.19
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.37
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B959EA #8AEA59
analogous
#7059EA #B959EA #EA59D2
triadic
#B959EA #EAB959 #59EAB9
tetradic
#B959EA #EA7059 #8AEA59 #59D2EA
square
#B959EA #EA7059 #8AEA59 #59D2EA
split-complementary
#B959EA #D2EA59 #59EA70
monochromatic
#7E17B2 #A223E3 #B959EA #D08FF1 #E7C6F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#B959EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#B959EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B959EA
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B959EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B959EA | 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)
#1A80EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E87E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4759A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b959ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 89, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.219 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28df1',
500: '#b959ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b959ea; $custom-light: #d28df1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b959ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 89,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.724,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64281,
"c": 0.2188,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B959EA
secondary
#C7E9B6
accent
#DA0C51
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#837D85