#B99EC0#B99EC0
#B99EC0 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.057 H 319.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99EC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 158, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 21%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.44, 16.10, -13.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.44, 21.20, 319.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% 0.043 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.057 319.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7475, 38.5744, 55.1053) |
| Luminance | 0.3857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.43
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99EC0 #A5C09E
analogous
#A89EC0 #B99EC0 #C09EB6
triadic
#B99EC0 #C0B99E #9EC0B9
tetradic
#B99EC0 #C0A89E #A5C09E #9EB6C0
square
#B99EC0 #C0A89E #A5C09E #9EB6C0
split-complementary
#B99EC0 #B6C09E #9EC0A8
monochromatic
#805A8A #9E79A8 #B99EC0 #D4C3D8 #EFE8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B99EC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#B99EC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99EC0
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99EC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99EC0 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA5C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99ec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 158, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.057 319.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebad3',
500: '#b99ec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99ec0; $custom-light: #cebad3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99ec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 158,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.647,
"s": 21.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73413,
"c": 0.05682,
"h": 319.2
},
"luminance": 0.38574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99EC0
secondary
#DAE2D8
accent
#A04658
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082