#B994CA#B994CA
#B994CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.087 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B994CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 148, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 27%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.34, 23.68, -22.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.34, 32.70, 316.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0614 -0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.087 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2565, 35.7590, 60.5945) |
| Luminance | 0.3576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.20
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.92
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.96
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B994CA #A5CA94
analogous
#9E94CA #B994CA #CA94C0
triadic
#B994CA #CAB994 #94CAB9
tetradic
#B994CA #CA9E94 #A5CA94 #94C0CA
square
#B994CA #CA9E94 #A5CA94 #94C0CA
split-complementary
#B994CA #C0CA94 #94CA9E
monochromatic
#804B98 #9E6BB6 #B994CA #D4BDDE #EFE6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B994CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#B994CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B994CA
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B994CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B994CA | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A2C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89AA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b994ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 148, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.087 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb3da',
500: '#b994ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b994ca; $custom-light: #ceb3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b994ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 148,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.111,
"s": 33.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71905,
"c": 0.08678,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.35758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B994CA
secondary
#DAE5D5
accent
#AD395D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083