#B97DCD#B97DCD
#B97DCD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.131 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 125, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.12, 37.07, -32.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.12, 49.14, 318.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.98% 0.0964 -0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.98% 0.131 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3591, 29.3903, 61.3980) |
| Luminance | 0.2939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.64
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.49
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.89
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.52
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97DCD #91CD7D
analogous
#917DCD #B97DCD #CD7DB9
triadic
#B97DCD #CDB97D #7DCDB9
tetradic
#B97DCD #CD917D #91CD7D #7DB9CD
square
#B97DCD #CD917D #91CD7D #7DB9CD
split-complementary
#B97DCD #B9CD7D #7DCD91
monochromatic
#7F3A96 #A151BC #B97DCD #D1A9DE #E9D5EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#B97DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#B97DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97DCD
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97DCD | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7190D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8095CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9879B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 125, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.131 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa4dc',
500: '#b97dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97dcd; $custom-light: #cfa4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 125,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67982,
"c": 0.13106,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.29389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97DCD
secondary
#CCE1C5
accent
#B82E50
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#140F15
muted
#827F83