#B09DBF#B09DBF
#B09DBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.053 H 310.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09DBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 157, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 21%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.36, 13.40, -14.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.36, 20.08, 311.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% 0.034 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.053 310.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3638, 37.1059, 54.3685) |
| Luminance | 0.3711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.82
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.71
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09DBF #ACBF9D
analogous
#9F9DBF #B09DBF #BF9DBD
triadic
#B09DBF #BFB09D #9DBFB0
tetradic
#B09DBF #BF9F9D #ACBF9D #9DBDBF
square
#B09DBF #BF9F9D #ACBF9D #9DBDBF
split-complementary
#B09DBF #BDBF9D #9DBF9F
monochromatic
#745988 #9278A7 #B09DBF #CEC2D7 #ECE7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B09DBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#B09DBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09DBF
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09DBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09DBF | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A3C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09dbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 157, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.053 310.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bad2',
500: '#b09dbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09dbf; $custom-light: #c7bad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09dbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 157,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.529,
"s": 20.988,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72371,
"c": 0.0528,
"h": 310.1
},
"luminance": 0.37106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09DBF
secondary
#DBE1D7
accent
#9F466E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082