#B09CC2#B09CC2
#B09CC2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.058 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 156, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.20, 14.58, -16.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.20, 22.28, 310.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.29% 0.0365 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.29% 0.058 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5288, 36.9023, 56.0689) |
| Luminance | 0.3690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.70
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.28
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.59
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09CC2 #AEC29C
analogous
#9D9CC2 #B09CC2 #C29CC1
triadic
#B09CC2 #C2B09C #9CC2B0
tetradic
#B09CC2 #C29D9C #AEC29C #9CC1C2
square
#B09CC2 #C29D9C #AEC29C #9CC1C2
split-complementary
#B09CC2 #C1C29C #9CC29D
monochromatic
#73578D #9276AB #B09CC2 #CEC2D9 #ECE8F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B09CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#B09CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09CC2
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09CC2 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 156, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.058 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b9d4',
500: '#b09cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09cc2; $custom-light: #c7b9d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 156,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.579,
"s": 23.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72286,
"c": 0.05846,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.36902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09CC2
secondary
#DDE3D7
accent
#A24370
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083