#B96CBE#B96CBE

#B96CBE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.145 H 324.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B96CBE
RGB	rgb(185, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(296, 39%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(296, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.84, 43.27, -30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.84, 52.88, 324.91°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% 0.1184 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.145 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.6636, 24.7587, 51.6582)
Luminance	0.2476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B96CBE #71BE6C

analogous

#906CBE #B96CBE #BE6C9A

triadic

#B96CBE #BEB96C #6CBEB9

tetradic

#B96CBE #BE906C #71BE6C #6C9ABE

square

#B96CBE #BE906C #71BE6C #6C9ABE

split-complementary

#B96CBE #9ABE6C #6CBE90

monochromatic

#76367A #9F49A4 #B96CBE #CD96D1 #E1C1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#B96CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#B96CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B96CBE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B96CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B96CBE	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6482C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC758C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b96cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.145 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf98d2',
    500: '#b96cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b96cbe;
$custom-light: #cf98d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b96cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.341,
    "s": 38.679,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64558,
    "c": 0.14478,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B96CBE

secondary

#B5D3B3

accent

#CF5960

background

#FCF9FC

surface

#F9F2F9

border

#D2CCD2

text

#140E14

muted

#827E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B96CBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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