#B992CD#B992CD
#B992CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.094 H 313.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B992CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 146, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.97, 25.42, -24.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.97, 35.50, 315.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.66% 0.0652 -0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.66% 0.094 313.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3041, 35.2805, 62.3797) |
| Luminance | 0.3528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.18
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.34
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.49
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B992CD #A6CD92
analogous
#9C92CD #B992CD #CD92C4
triadic
#B992CD #CDB992 #92CDB9
tetradic
#B992CD #CD9C92 #A6CD92 #92C4CD
square
#B992CD #CD9C92 #A6CD92 #92C4CD
split-complementary
#B992CD #C4CD92 #92CD9C
monochromatic
#80489D #9E68BA #B992CD #D4BCE0 #EFE6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#B992CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#B992CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B992CD
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B992CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B992CD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b992cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 146, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.094 313.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb2dc',
500: '#b992cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b992cd; $custom-light: #ceb2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b992cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 146,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.661,
"s": 37.107,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71659,
"c": 0.09397,
"h": 313.9
},
"luminance": 0.3528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B992CD
secondary
#DBE6D5
accent
#B0355F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083