#B97CDC#B97CDC
#B97CDC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.150 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97CDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 124, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 58%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 44%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.57, 40.77, -39.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.57, 57.10, 315.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% 0.1008 -0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.15 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1313, 29.8977, 71.3530) |
| Luminance | 0.2990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.44
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.28
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.00
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.04
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.34
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97CDC #9FDC7C
analogous
#897CDC #B97CDC #DC7CCF
triadic
#B97CDC #DCB97C #7CDCB9
tetradic
#B97CDC #DC897C #9FDC7C #7CCFDC
square
#B97CDC #DC897C #9FDC7C #7CCFDC
split-complementary
#B97CDC #CFDC7C #7CDC89
monochromatic
#802FAF #9F4CCF #B97CDC #D3ACE9 #EDDDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#B97CDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#B97CDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97CDC
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97CDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97CDC | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6891DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7896D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B68AA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97cdc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 124, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.150 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a3e7',
500: '#b97cdc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97cdc; $custom-light: #d0a3e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97cdc",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 124,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.125,
"s": 57.831,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6853,
"c": 0.14987,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.29897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97CDC
secondary
#D6E9CB
accent
#C5205C
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#140F16
muted
#827F84