#B96FB3#B96FB3
#B96FB3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.129 H 329.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96FB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 111, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 35%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 40%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 3.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 39.61, -23.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 46.22, 328.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.54% 0.1115 -0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.54% 0.129 329.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8282, 24.9395, 45.6710) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.85
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.49
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.19
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 6.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96FB3 #6FB975
analogous
#9A6FB9 #B96FB3 #B96F8E
triadic
#B96FB3 #B3B96F #6FB3B9
tetradic
#B96FB3 #B99A6F #6FB975 #6F8EB9
square
#B96FB3 #B99A6F #6FB975 #6F8EB9
split-complementary
#B96FB3 #8EB96F #6FB99A
monochromatic
#753970 #9E4D97 #B96FB3 #CD98C9 #E1C1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B96FB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B96FB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96FB3
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96FB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96FB3 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C83B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE7589
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96fb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 111, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.129 329.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9aca',
500: '#b96fb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96fb3; $custom-light: #cf9aca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96fb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 111,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.865,
"s": 34.579,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64542,
"c": 0.12887,
"h": 329.9
},
"luminance": 0.24938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96FB3
secondary
#B3D1B6
accent
#CB665D
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F8
border
#D2CCD1
text
#140E13
muted
#827E82