#B09BC2#B09BC2

#B09BC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.060 H 309.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B09BC2
RGB	rgb(176, 155, 194)
HSL	hsl(272, 24%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(272, 20%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.95, 15.14, -17.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.95, 22.94, 311.30°)
OKLab	oklab(72.09% 0.038 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(72.09% 0.06 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(39.3617, 36.5681, 56.0132)
Luminance	0.3657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B09BC2 #ADC29B

analogous

#9C9BC2 #B09BC2 #C29BC0

triadic

#B09BC2 #C2B09B #9BC2B0

tetradic

#B09BC2 #C29C9B #ADC29B #9BC0C2

square

#B09BC2 #C29C9B #ADC29B #9BC0C2

split-complementary

#B09BC2 #C0C29B #9BC29C

monochromatic

#73568D #9275AB #B09BC2 #CEC1D9 #ECE7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#B09BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.31

#B09BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B09BC2

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B09BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B09BC2	1.00	2.53	8.31	8.31
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A2C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A3C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AEA0A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b09bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 155, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.060 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7b8d4',
    500: '#b09bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b09bc2;
$custom-light: #c7b8d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b09bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 24.224,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72091,
    "c": 0.06022,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.36568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B09BC2

secondary

#DCE2D7

accent

#A3436F

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131114

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B09BC2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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