#B96FBC#B96FBC
#B96FBC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.138 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96FBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 111, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.38, 41.29, -28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.38, 50.12, 325.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% 0.1136 -0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.138 325.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7683, 25.3155, 50.6222) |
| Luminance | 0.2531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.87
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.77
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.29
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.45
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96FBC #72BC6F
analogous
#926FBC #B96FBC #BC6F98
triadic
#B96FBC #BCB96F #6FBCB9
tetradic
#B96FBC #BC926F #72BC6F #6F98BC
square
#B96FBC #BC926F #72BC6F #6F98BC
split-complementary
#B96FBC #98BC6F #6FBC92
monochromatic
#763879 #9F4CA2 #B96FBC #CD99CF #E2C3E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#B96FBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#B96FBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96FBC
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96FBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96FBC | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6884BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8DBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD778D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96fbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 111, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.138 325.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9ad0',
500: '#b96fbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96fbc; $custom-light: #cf9ad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96fbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 111,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.662,
"s": 36.493,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64936,
"c": 0.13759,
"h": 325.6
},
"luminance": 0.25314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96FBC
secondary
#B5D3B4
accent
#CC5B60
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#140E14
muted
#827E82