#B09FCC#B09FCC
#B09FCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.067 H 302.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 159, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, 15.02, -20.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 25.60, 305.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% 0.0353 -0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.067 302) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1996, 38.3860, 62.3538) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.66
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.13
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09FCC #BBCC9F
analogous
#9FA4CC #B09FCC #C69FCC
triadic
#B09FCC #CCB09F #9FCCB0
tetradic
#B09FCC #CC9FA4 #BBCC9F #9FCCC6
square
#B09FCC #CC9FA4 #BBCC9F #9FCCC6
split-complementary
#B09FCC #CCC69F #A4CC9F
monochromatic
#6F539D #8F77B7 #B09FCC #D1C7E1 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B09FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B09FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09FCC
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09FCC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 159, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.067 302.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bbdb',
500: '#b09fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09fcc; $custom-light: #c8bbdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 159,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.667,
"s": 30.612,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73251,
"c": 0.06663,
"h": 302
},
"luminance": 0.38386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09FCC
secondary
#E5E9DD
accent
#A93C80
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083