#B09BB3#B09BB3
#B09BB3 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.042 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 155, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 14%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, 12.12, -9.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 15.46, 321.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% 0.0329 -0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.042 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7614, 35.9279, 47.5846) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.72
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.45
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.27
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.66
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.60
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09BB3 #9EB39B
analogous
#A49BB3 #B09BB3 #B39BAA
triadic
#B09BB3 #B3B09B #9BB3B0
tetradic
#B09BB3 #B3A49B #9EB39B #9BAAB3
square
#B09BB3 #B3A49B #9EB39B #9BAAB3
split-complementary
#B09BB3 #AAB39B #9BB3A4
monochromatic
#755B78 #957899 #B09BB3 #CBBECD #E7E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B09BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#B09BB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09BB3
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09BB3 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A0B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA2B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B19DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 155, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.042 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b8c9',
500: '#b09bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09bb3; $custom-light: #c7b8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 155,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 13.636,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71553,
"c": 0.04167,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.35927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09BB3
secondary
#D2D9D1
accent
#984E57
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082