#B993CA#B993CA
#B993CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.089 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B993CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 147, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 34%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 27%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 24.24, -22.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 33.36, 316.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.72% 0.0629 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.72% 0.089 315.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1003, 35.4467, 60.5424) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.31
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.95
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B993CA #A4CA93
analogous
#9D93CA #B993CA #CA93BF
triadic
#B993CA #CAB993 #93CAB9
tetradic
#B993CA #CA9D93 #A4CA93 #93BFCA
square
#B993CA #CA9D93 #A4CA93 #93BFCA
split-complementary
#B993CA #BFCA93 #93CA9D
monochromatic
#804B98 #9E6AB6 #B993CA #D4BCDE #EEE5F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B993CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#B993CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B993CA
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B993CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B993CA | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9ECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b993ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 147, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.089 315.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb3da',
500: '#b993ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b993ca; $custom-light: #ceb3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b993ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 147,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.455,
"s": 34.161,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7172,
"c": 0.08857,
"h": 315.2
},
"luminance": 0.35446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B993CA
secondary
#D9E5D4
accent
#AD395D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083