#B09BDA#B09BDA
#B09BDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.092 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 155, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.82, 20.36, -29.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.82, 35.61, 304.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0453 -0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.092 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2780, 37.7346, 71.3722) |
| Luminance | 0.3774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 0.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.17
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.67
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.89
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09BDA #C5DA9B
analogous
#9BA5DA #B09BDA #CF9BDA
triadic
#B09BDA #DAB09B #9BDAB0
tetradic
#B09BDA #DA9BA5 #C5DA9B #9BDACF
square
#B09BDA #DA9BA5 #C5DA9B #9BDACF
split-complementary
#B09BDA #DACF9B #A5DA9B
monochromatic
#6A44B7 #8D6EC9 #B09BDA #D3C8EB #EDE9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B09BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#B09BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09BDA
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09BDA | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA5DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A5D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 155, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.092 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b8e5',
500: '#b09bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09bda; $custom-light: #c8b8e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 155,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 45.985,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73052,
"c": 0.09227,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.37735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09BDA
secondary
#E8EEDD
accent
#B92C8A
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131115
muted
#828084