#B97CBF#B97CBF
#B97CBF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.118 H 323.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 124, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 34%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 35%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.33, 34.81, -25.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.33, 43.19, 323.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.2% 0.0947 -0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.2% 0.118 323.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6182, 28.4924, 52.8508) |
| Luminance | 0.2849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.45
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.27
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.25
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.61
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.01
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97CBF #82BF7C
analogous
#987CBF #B97CBF #BF7CA4
triadic
#B97CBF #BFB97C #7CBFB9
tetradic
#B97CBF #BF987C #82BF7C #7CA4BF
square
#B97CBF #BF987C #82BF7C #7CA4BF
split-complementary
#B97CBF #A4BF7C #7CBF98
monochromatic
#7B3F81 #A353AB #B97CBF #CFA5D3 #E5CEE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#B97CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#B97CBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97CBF
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97CBF | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#758DC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 124, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.118 323.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa3d2',
500: '#b97cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97cbf; $custom-light: #cfa3d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 124,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.627,
"s": 34.359,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67196,
"c": 0.11758,
"h": 323.6
},
"luminance": 0.28491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97CBF
secondary
#C1D8BF
accent
#AD3843
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82