#B96ECA#B96ECA
#B96ECA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.154 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 110, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 46%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.78, 44.55, -35.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.78, 57.14, 321.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.43% 0.1177 -0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.43% 0.154 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2429, 25.7317, 58.9233) |
| Luminance | 0.2573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.54
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.77
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.68
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.03
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96ECA #7FCA6E
analogous
#8B6ECA #B96ECA #CA6EAD
triadic
#B96ECA #CAB96E #6ECAB9
tetradic
#B96ECA #CA8B6E #7FCA6E #6EADCA
square
#B96ECA #CA8B6E #7FCA6E #6EADCA
split-complementary
#B96ECA #ADCA6E #6ECA8B
monochromatic
#7B338B #A243B8 #B96ECA #CF9BDA #E4C8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#B96ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#B96ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96ECA
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96ECA | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6086CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758EC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA7A92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 110, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.154 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09ada',
500: '#b96eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96eca; $custom-light: #d09ada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 110,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.913,
"s": 46.465,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65434,
"c": 0.15362,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.2573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96ECA
secondary
#BFDBB9
accent
#BA2C46
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#827E83