#B978BB#B978BB
#B978BB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.121 H 325.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B978BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 120, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 36%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, 36.23, -24.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 43.97, 325.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% 0.0998 -0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.121 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6929, 27.3365, 50.4004) |
| Luminance | 0.2733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.10
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.94
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B978BB #7ABB78
analogous
#9778BB #B978BB #BB789B
triadic
#B978BB #BBB978 #78BBB9
tetradic
#B978BB #BB9778 #7ABB78 #789BBB
square
#B978BB #BB9778 #7ABB78 #789BBB
split-complementary
#B978BB #9BBB78 #78BB97
monochromatic
#793E7B #A152A3 #B978BB #CEA1D0 #E3C9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#B978BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#B978BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B978BB
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B978BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B978BB | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728ABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8392B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC7E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b978bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 120, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.121 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa0cf',
500: '#b978bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b978bb; $custom-light: #cfa0cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b978bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 120,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.209,
"s": 33.005,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66353,
"c": 0.12063,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.27335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B978BB
secondary
#BBD4BB
accent
#AC3A3D
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#140F14
muted
#827E82