#B09BCB#B09BCB

#B09BCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.072 H 304.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B09BCB
RGB	rgb(176, 155, 203)
HSL	hsl(266, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(266, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.27, 17.05, -21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.27, 27.64, 308.07°)
OKLab	oklab(72.44% 0.0409 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(72.44% 0.072 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(40.4033, 36.9847, 61.4986)
Luminance	0.3699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B09BCB #B6CB9B

analogous

#9B9ECB #B09BCB #C89BCB

triadic

#B09BCB #CBB09B #9BCBB0

tetradic

#B09BCB #CB9B9E #B6CB9B #9BCBC8

square

#B09BCB #CB9B9E #B6CB9B #9BCBC8

split-complementary

#B09BCB #CBC89B #9ECB9B

monochromatic

#71519B #9073B6 #B09BCB #D0C3E0 #EFEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#B09BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#B09BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B09BCB

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B09BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B09BCB	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A4CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ACA2AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b09bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 155, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.072 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8b8db',
    500: '#b09bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b09bcb;
$custom-light: #c8b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b09bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72437,
    "c": 0.07207,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B09BCB

secondary

#E2E8DA

accent

#AA3B7A

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B09BCB

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

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