#B99FDA#B99FDA
#B99FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.088 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.59, 20.93, -26.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.59, 33.71, 308.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% 0.0497 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.088 304.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0581, 40.1726, 71.6964) |
| Luminance | 0.4017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.66
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.49
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99FDA #C0DA9F
analogous
#9FA3DA #B99FDA #D79FDA
triadic
#B99FDA #DAB99F #9FDAB9
tetradic
#B99FDA #DA9FA3 #C0DA9F #9FDAD7
square
#B99FDA #DA9FA3 #C0DA9F #9FDAD7
split-complementary
#B99FDA #DAD79F #A3DA9F
monochromatic
#7947B8 #9973C9 #B99FDA #D9CBEB #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B99FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#B99FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99FDA
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99FDA | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99AAD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.088 304.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebbe5',
500: '#b99fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99fda; $custom-light: #cebbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.441,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74599,
"c": 0.0878,
"h": 304.5
},
"luminance": 0.40173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99FDA
secondary
#E6EDDE
accent
#B82E7B
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#828184