#B5A1EA

Accessibility

AAA

9.25:1

Vs white / black

2.27:1 · 9.25:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b5a1ea

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 234)

RGBA

rgba(181, 161, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(256, 63%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(256, 63%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(256, 31%, 92%)

LAB

lab(70.35% 22.19 -34.06)

LCH

lch(70.35% 40.65 303.08)

OKLAB

oklab(0.753 0.0467 -0.0941)

OKLCH

oklch(0.753 0.1051 296.39)

XYZ

xyz(46.65, 41.25, 83.33)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #b5a1ea;

CSS variable

--color-b5a1ea: #b5a1ea;

SCSS

$color-b5a1ea: #b5a1ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#b5a1ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b5a1ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b5a1ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b5a1ea", "rgb": { "r": 181, "g": 161, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.753 0.1051 296.39)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b5a1ea-1: #b5a1ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

violet-300

Very different · ΔE 5.23 · #C4B5FD

Nearest CSS named color

Plum

Very different · ΔE 10.86 · #DDA0DD

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.99 · #B39DDB

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 24.11 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9edff 100ecdfff 200d9caff 300c3b2f3 400a894dc 5008c78be 6007564a0 7005e4f82 800473b65 900322849 9501d1530

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f7fd f3effc ede8fa e6e0f8 e0d8f6 dad0f5 d4c8f3 cec0f1 c8b9ef c1b1ee bba9ec b5a1ea a694d7 9786c3 8879b0 796b9c 6a5e88 5b5175 4b4361 3c364e 2d283b 1e1b27 0f0d14

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f7fd f3effc ede8fa e6e0f8 e0d8f6 dad0f5 d4c8f3 cec0f1 c8b9ef c1b1ee bba9ec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a694d7 9786c3 8879b0 796b9c 6a5e88 5b5175 4b4361 3c364e 2d283b 1e1b27 0f0d14

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b19ee1 ac9cd8 a899d0 a396c7 9f93be 9b91b5 968eac 928ba3 8d889b 898692 848389

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B5A1EAStop 1 #D6E99FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9FB1E9Stop 1 #B5A1EAStop 2 #D89FE9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B5A1EAStop 1 #E9B39FStop 2 #9FE9B3Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B5A1EAStop 1 #E9D89FStop 2 #B1E99FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#241353Stop 1 #3F2191Stop 2 #5A2FD0Stop 3 #8C6EDEStop 4 #BDACECStop 5

Using this color

Where #b5a1ea works

#B5A1EA (#b5a1ea) sits in the deep purple family at about 256° hue, 63% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 2.27:1 on white and 9.25:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: violet-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b5a1ea as small body text on white — 2.27:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Chakra purple 400#B794F4 Tailwind violet 300#C4B5FD Web Safe #CC99FF#CC99FF Shy Moment#A29BFE Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Spectrum #959BD0#959BD0 Tailwind violet 400#A78BFA Spectrum #929DD3#929DD3 Web Safe #9999FF#9999FF