#B59BE0 — Purple

#B59BE0 is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#B59BE0 color swatch, purple#B59BE0
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fa
100#ebe8f3
200#ddd5ec
300#c7b8e1
400#ac95d1
500#977bc1
600#846aad
700#6f5693
800#5c477c
900#4e3c6a
950#2e2240

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.41:1
Contrast on black
8.73:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 301.3); /* #f6f4fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 301.3); /* #ebe8f3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.033 301.3); /* #ddd5ec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.06 301.3); /* #c7b8e1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.088 301.3); /* #ac95d1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.106 301.3); /* #977bc1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.104 301.3); /* #846aad */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.098 301.3); /* #6f5693 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.087 301.3); /* #5c477c */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.079 301.3); /* #4e3c6a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.055 301.3); /* #2e2240 */
}

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