#B09BCC#B09BCC
#B09BCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.073 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09BCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 155, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 24%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.30, 17.26, -22.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.30, 28.17, 307.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% 0.0412 -0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.073 304.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5228, 37.0325, 62.1282) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.21
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.84
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.05
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09BCC #B7CC9B
analogous
#9B9ECC #B09BCC #C89BCC
triadic
#B09BCC #CCB09B #9BCCB0
tetradic
#B09BCC #CC9B9E #B7CC9B #9BCCC8
square
#B09BCC #CC9B9E #B7CC9B #9BCCC8
split-complementary
#B09BCC #CCC89B #9ECC9B
monochromatic
#71509D #9072B7 #B09BCC #D0C4E1 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B09BCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#B09BCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09BCC
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09BCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09BCC | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09bcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 155, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.073 304.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b8db',
500: '#b09bcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09bcc; $custom-light: #c8b8db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09bcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 155,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.714,
"s": 32.45,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72477,
"c": 0.07341,
"h": 304.2
},
"luminance": 0.37032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09BCC
secondary
#E2E8DB
accent
#AB3A7B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083