Color

#B7A5E6

Light cool violet. Nearest reference color: Maximum blue purple.

RGB

0–255

183

165

230

CMYK

0–100%

20.43%

28.26%

9.8%

RGB describes how #B7A5E6 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 183, green 165 and blue 230.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 20.43%, magenta 28.26%, yellow 0% and black 9.8%.

HSL values

H 256.62° S 56.52% L 77.45%

In the HSL color model, #B7A5E6 has a hue of 256.62°, 56.52% saturation and 77.45% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B7A5E6 is a light, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #B7A5E6 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B7A5E6

RGB rgb(183, 165, 230)

HSL hsl(256.62 56.52% 77.45%)

OKLCH oklch(0.76055 0.093563 296.8295)

CSS --color: #B7A5E6;

Tints of #B7A5E6

Tints are lighter variations of #B7A5E6. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F0EBFF #E2D8FF #D4C5FF #C6B4F6 #B7A5E6

Shades of #B7A5E6

Shades are darker variations of #B7A5E6. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B7A5E6 #8674B2 #584680 #2F1B50 #09001B

Tones of #B7A5E6

Tones reduce the chroma of #B7A5E6, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B7A5E6 #B6A8DB #B4ABD0 #B3ADC5 #B2B0B9

Tonal range of #B7A5E6

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B7A5E6 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F0EBFF #E2D8FF #D4C5FF #C6B4F6 #B7A5E6 #8674B2 #584680 #2F1B50 #09001B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F0EBFF;
    --color-200: #E2D8FF;
    --color-300: #D4C5FF;
    --color-400: #C6B4F6;
    --color-500: #B7A5E6;
    --color-600: #8674B2;
    --color-700: #584680;
    --color-800: #2F1B50;
    --color-900: #09001B;
}

Colors that go with #B7A5E6

Color harmonies for #B7A5E6 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#B7A5E6 #ADB973

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#96B0EE #B7A5E6 #D19CD1

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#B7A5E6 #DFA276 #6AC5B0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#B7A5E6 #CBAE6A #89C28E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#B7A5E6 #E79A91 #ADB973 #60C2CF

CSS gradients with #B7A5E6

These gradients show how #B7A5E6 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#B7A5E6 #C8BBED #DAD2F3 #ECE8F9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B7A5E6, #C8BBED, #DAD2F3, #ECE8F9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#B7A5E6 #7B6F9C #453D59 #15121D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B7A5E6, #7B6F9C, #453D59, #15121D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B7A5E6 #DB9AC2 #E79A91 #D6A76D #ADB973

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B7A5E6, #DB9AC2, #E79A91, #D6A76D, #ADB973);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B7A5E6. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.20:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.54:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4269 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B7A5E6 as the background.

background-color: #B7A5E6;
color: #000000;

Using #B7A5E6 in design

See how #B7A5E6 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#B7A5E6 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B7A5E6 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E2D8FF

#B7A5E6

#2F1B50

Colors similar to #B7A5E6

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B7A5E6, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#D0BFFF #9E8CCC #BA9FF9 #B5AAD3 #ADA8EA #C1A2E0 #B9B5F8 #B495D3

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B7A5E6 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #96AFE9 Deuteranopia #99AEE4 Tritanopia #AEAFBC

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #B7A5E6 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 47.2633
Y: 42.6904
Z: 80.5976

CIELAB

L*: 71.3443
a*: 19.6406
b*: -30.3253

OKLab

L: 0.76055
a: 0.042228
b: -0.083491

OKLCH

L: 0.76055
C: 0.093563
H: 296.8295°