#B09DCC#B09DCC
#B09DCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.070 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 157, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 23%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.80, 16.14, -21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.80, 26.88, 306.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% 0.0383 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.07 303.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8584, 37.7037, 62.2401) |
| Luminance | 0.3770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.92
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.80
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.72
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.46
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09DCC #B9CC9D
analogous
#9DA1CC #B09DCC #C79DCC
triadic
#B09DCC #CCB09D #9DCCB0
tetradic
#B09DCC #CC9DA1 #B9CC9D #9DCCC7
square
#B09DCC #CC9DA1 #B9CC9D #9DCCC7
split-complementary
#B09DCC #CCC79D #A1CC9D
monochromatic
#70529D #9075B7 #B09DCC #D0C5E1 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B09DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#B09DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09DCC
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09DCC | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 157, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.070 303.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8badb',
500: '#b09dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09dcc; $custom-light: #c8badb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 157,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.255,
"s": 31.544,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72863,
"c": 0.07,
"h": 303.1
},
"luminance": 0.37704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09DCC
secondary
#E4E9DC
accent
#AA3B7D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083