#B959EC#B959EC
#B959EC is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.221 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B959EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 89, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.6%, 62.3%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 62.03, -58.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 85.19, 316.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% 0.1474 -0.1644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.221 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7175, 23.5161, 81.8401) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.58
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 3.85
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.09
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.37
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B959EC #8CEC59
analogous
#6F59EC #B959EC #EC59D5
triadic
#B959EC #ECB959 #59ECB9
tetradic
#B959EC #EC6F59 #8CEC59 #59D5EC
square
#B959EC #EC6F59 #8CEC59 #59D5EC
split-complementary
#B959EC #D5EC59 #59EC6F
monochromatic
#7E15B6 #A222E6 #B959EC #D090F2 #E7C7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#B959EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#B959EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B959EC
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B959EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B959EC | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1480F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C87E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3759B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b959ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 89, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.221 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28df3',
500: '#b959ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b959ec; $custom-light: #d28df3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b959ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 89,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.184,
"s": 79.459,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64404,
"c": 0.2208,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.23515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B959EC
secondary
#C8EAB6
accent
#DC0A53
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#837D85