Purple
#B995BB
#B995BB is a purple with low intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.3:1. On white it reaches only 2.6:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#B995BB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #B995BB kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FEF2FF
- 100 FDE0FE
- 200 ECCDEE
- 300 D4B2D6
- 400 B995BB
- 500 9D7A9F
- 600 816083
- 700 674969
- 800 503451
- 900 38223A
- 950 221024
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #fef2ff; --color-purple-100: #fde0fe; --color-purple-200: #eccdee; --color-purple-300: #d4b2d6; --color-purple-400: #b995bb; --color-purple-500: #9d7a9f; --color-purple-600: #816083; --color-purple-700: #674969; --color-purple-800: #503451; --color-purple-900: #38223a; --color-purple-950: #221024;}Is #B995BB readable?
Contrast for text on #B995BB and for #B995BB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 56 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.3APCA Lc 53 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #8E6B90 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.3APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #B995BB
Six palettes built around #B995BB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#B995BB · #C46387 · #AD7FEB · #FFCAC9 · #322B32
- Complementary#B995BB · #6AAC50 · #57B75B · #FFDFFE · #251F25
- Split complementary#B995BB · #C7B058 · #16C3A4 · #F2CBFF · #322734
- Triadic#B995BB · #D4AB44 · #00D0E6 · #FDC7F7 · #2B252A
- Tetradic#B995BB · #CF8342 · #50D56D · #BFEBFF · #302731
- Monochromatic#B995BB · #CC7CD0 · #C178CC · #FFD9F8 · #2A242C
#B995BB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #B995BB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FEF2FF
- Brand 100, #FDE0FE
- Brand 200, #ECCDEE
- Brand 300, #D4B2D6
- Brand 400, #B995BB
- Brand 500, #9D7A9F
- Brand 600, #816083
- Brand 700, #674969
- Brand 800, #503451
- Brand 900, #38223A
- Brand 950, #221024
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F5
- Neutral 200, #E7E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D7D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A59FA5
- Neutral 500, #777178
- Neutral 600, #585258
- Neutral 700, #443E44
- Neutral 800, #2B262B
- Neutral 900, #1B161B
- Neutral 950, #0D080D
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #33A673
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #E6A04F
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D35054
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5087CB
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.6:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.6:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #B995BB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.