#B09DB2#B09DB2
#B09DB2 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.037 H 323.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 157, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 12%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, 10.81, -8.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 13.64, 322.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0294 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.037 323) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9962, 36.5588, 47.1658) |
| Luminance | 0.3656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.55
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.40
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.94
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09DB2 #9FB29D
analogous
#A59DB2 #B09DB2 #B29DA9
triadic
#B09DB2 #B2B09D #9DB2B0
tetradic
#B09DB2 #B2A59D #9FB29D #9DA9B2
square
#B09DB2 #B2A59D #9FB29D #9DA9B2
split-complementary
#B09DB2 #A9B29D #9DB2A5
monochromatic
#755E77 #947B97 #B09DB2 #CCBFCD #E7E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B09DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#B09DB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09DB2
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09DB2 | 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)
#9BA2B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA4B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B19FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 157, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.037 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bac9',
500: '#b09db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09db2; $custom-light: #c7bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 157,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.286,
"s": 12,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71915,
"c": 0.03686,
"h": 323
},
"luminance": 0.36558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09DB2
secondary
#D3D9D2
accent
#964F56
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082