#B978CD#B978CD
#B978CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.140 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B978CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 120, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.03, 39.79, -33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.03, 52.32, 319.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.16% 0.1038 -0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.16% 0.14 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7420, 28.1561, 61.1923) |
| Luminance | 0.2816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.11
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.20
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.35
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.80
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B978CD #8CCD78
analogous
#8E78CD #B978CD #CD78B6
triadic
#B978CD #CDB978 #78CDB9
tetradic
#B978CD #CD8E78 #8CCD78 #78B6CD
square
#B978CD #CD8E78 #8CCD78 #78B6CD
split-complementary
#B978CD #B6CD78 #78CD8E
monochromatic
#7E3794 #A24BBC #B978CD #D0A5DE #E7D1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#B978CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#B978CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B978CD
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B978CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B978CD | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B8CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C93CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B98399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b978cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 120, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.140 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa0dc',
500: '#b978cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b978cd; $custom-light: #cfa0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b978cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 120,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 45.946,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67159,
"c": 0.13974,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.28155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B978CD
secondary
#C8DFC1
accent
#B92C4D
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140F15
muted
#827E83