PURPLE

African Violet

#B284BE

Conversions

HEX#B284BE

RGBrgb(178, 132, 190)

HSLhsl(288, 31%, 63%)

HSVhsv(288, 31%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 25%)

Copy CSS

color: #b284be;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(178, 132, 190);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(288, 31%, 63%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.03 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.32 : 1

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About African Violet

African Violet is the hex color #B284BE, which translates to rgb(178, 132, 190) in RGB and hsl(288, 31%, 63%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 288 degrees, with a saturation of 31 percent and a lightness of 63 percent. That combination puts African Violet in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How African Violet compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is plum (#DDA0DD), a CIE76 distance of 12.9 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is purple-300 (#DAB2FF), at a distance of 19.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Purple at 11.5. Sorted by lightness, African Violet is number 18 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on African Violet

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on African Violet, led by Ink black at 6.32:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with African Violet already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on African Violet. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.03:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.32:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.60:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around African Violet

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside African Violet for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for African Violet

Format	Value
HEX	#B284BE
RGB	rgb(178, 132, 190)
HSL	hsl(288, 31%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(288, 31%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.81% 0.0978 319.19)
CIELAB	lab(61.38 27.90 -23.46)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.