#B97DBE#B97DBE
#B97DBE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.115 H 324.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 125, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 34%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.52, 34.06, -24.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.52, 42.09, 324.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.32% 0.0929 -0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.32% 0.115 324.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6345, 28.7005, 52.3152) |
| Luminance | 0.2870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.67
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.41
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.54
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.84
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97DBE #82BE7D
analogous
#997DBE #B97DBE #BE7DA3
triadic
#B97DBE #BEB97D #7DBEB9
tetradic
#B97DBE #BE997D #82BE7D #7DA3BE
square
#B97DBE #BE997D #82BE7D #7DA3BE
split-complementary
#B97DBE #A3BE7D #7DBE99
monochromatic
#7B4080 #A355A9 #B97DBE #CFA6D2 #E5CFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#B97DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#B97DBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97DBE
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97DBE | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778DC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 125, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.115 324.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa3d1',
500: '#b97dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97dbe; $custom-light: #cfa3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 125,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.385,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67323,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 324.1
},
"luminance": 0.28699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97DBE
secondary
#C1D7BF
accent
#AC3942
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82