#B08EC2#B08EC2
#B08EC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.083 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B08EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 142, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 30%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 27%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, 22.44, -22.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 31.52, 315.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.61% 0.0576 -0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.61% 0.083 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3135, 32.4717, 55.3305) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.88
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.06
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B08EC2 #A0C28E
analogous
#968EC2 #B08EC2 #C28EBA
triadic
#B08EC2 #C2B08E #8EC2B0
tetradic
#B08EC2 #C2968E #A0C28E #8EBAC2
square
#B08EC2 #C2968E #A0C28E #8EBAC2
split-complementary
#B08EC2 #BAC28E #8EC296
monochromatic
#754B8B #9466AD #B08EC2 #CCB6D7 #E8DDED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#B08EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#B08EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B08EC2
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B08EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B08EC2 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8698C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF94A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b08ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 142, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.083 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8afd4',
500: '#b08ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b08ec2; $custom-light: #c8afd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b08ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 142,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.231,
"s": 29.885,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6961,
"c": 0.0834,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.32471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B08EC2
secondary
#D3DECD
accent
#A93D62
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83