#B56EDCLavender (#B56EDC) is a mid-tone, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 312°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.171. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B56EDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 110, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 50%, 0%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.2 47.2 -45.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.659 0.171 312) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lavender shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b96ccf — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ba6fd8 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#b56edc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b56edf — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Lavender in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.37:1 and against black 6.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f4e4ff · #dfa9ff · #b56edc · #9654ba · #6f338e · #4a1063
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a9afff · #ae8ef8 · #b56edc · #b158af · #a64582 · #96365a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e09aaa · #b56edc · #9157b1 · #9e154c · #551e6f · #45061e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#99db5d · #b56edc · #7c6987 · #644177 · #442654 · #24112e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf6e5 · #b56edc · #7e7286 · #444a3f · #23172b · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef4e9 · #c4ccbf · #979f91 · #1c2615 · #010500 · #b56edc
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5fad6 · #b56edc · #578726 · #2f5300 · #102300 · #05000d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d9f6d9 · #ded183 · #b56edc · #5d856c · #3b4537 · #1e0516
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffefdc · #b56edc · #a26900 · #005351 · #002322 · #120600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee7 · #b56edc · #b8572d · #2f5300 · #00212c · #000200
#C284E5 · #CE99ED · #DBAEF6 · #E7C3FE · #F1DAFF
#9757BA · #7A4098 · #5E2A78 · #431559 · #2A013C
#AE78CD · #A680BD · #9F87AE
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.