#B09FCA#B09FCA
#B09FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.064 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 159, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, 14.59, -19.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 24.54, 306.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% 0.0347 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.064 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9612, 38.2907, 61.0986) |
| Luminance | 0.3829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.61
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.62
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.59
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09FCA #B9CA9F
analogous
#9FA3CA #B09FCA #C59FCA
triadic
#B09FCA #CAB09F #9FCAB0
tetradic
#B09FCA #CA9FA3 #B9CA9F #9FCAC5
square
#B09FCA #CA9FA3 #B9CA9F #9FCAC5
split-complementary
#B09FCA #CAC59F #A3CA9F
monochromatic
#70559A #9078B4 #B09FCA #D0C6E0 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B09FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#B09FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09FCA
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09FCA | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 159, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.064 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bbda',
500: '#b09fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09fca; $custom-light: #c8bbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 159,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.721,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73174,
"c": 0.06391,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.38291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09FCA
secondary
#E4E8DD
accent
#A83E7E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083