#B987CB#B987CB
#B987CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.111 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B987CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 135, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.31, 31.13, -27.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.31, 41.71, 318.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% 0.0811 -0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.111 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4495, 31.9549, 60.5781) |
| Luminance | 0.3195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.10
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.17
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.94
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.35
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B987CB #99CB87
analogous
#9787CB #B987CB #CB87BB
triadic
#B987CB #CBB987 #87CBB9
tetradic
#B987CB #CB9787 #99CB87 #87BBCB
square
#B987CB #CB9787 #99CB87 #87BBCB
split-complementary
#B987CB #BBCB87 #87CB97
monochromatic
#804196 #A05CB8 #B987CB #D2B2DE #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#B987CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#B987CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B987CB
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B987CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B987CB | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B98FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b987cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 135, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.111 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaadb',
500: '#b987cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b987cb; $custom-light: #cfaadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b987cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 135,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.118,
"s": 39.535,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69605,
"c": 0.11116,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.31954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B987CB
secondary
#D2E2CC
accent
#B33355
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83