#B09DCF#B09DCF
#B09DCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.074 H 302.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09DCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 157, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 24%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 24.2%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.91, 16.79, -23.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.91, 28.48, 306.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% 0.0392 -0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.074 302) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2217, 37.8490, 64.1533) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.84
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.51
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.11
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.28
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.23
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09DCF #BCCF9D
analogous
#9DA3CF #B09DCF #C99DCF
triadic
#B09DCF #CFB09D #9DCFB0
tetradic
#B09DCF #CF9DA3 #BCCF9D #9DCFC9
square
#B09DCF #CF9DA3 #BCCF9D #9DCFC9
split-complementary
#B09DCF #CFC99D #A3CF9D
monochromatic
#6F4FA2 #8F74BB #B09DCF #D1C6E3 #EEEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B09DCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#B09DCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09DCF
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09DCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09DCF | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A5D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09dcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 157, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.074 302.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8badd',
500: '#b09dcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09dcf; $custom-light: #c8badd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09dcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 157,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.8,
"s": 34.247,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72982,
"c": 0.07405,
"h": 302
},
"luminance": 0.37849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09DCF
secondary
#E5EADD
accent
#AD3881
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083