#B09FCD#B09FCD
#B09FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.068 H 301.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.34, 15.24, -21.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.34, 26.14, 305.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% 0.0357 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.068 301.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3199, 38.4341, 62.9875) |
| Luminance | 0.3843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.51
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.92
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09FCD #BCCD9F
analogous
#9FA5CD #B09FCD #C79FCD
triadic
#B09FCD #CDB09F #9FCDB0
tetradic
#B09FCD #CD9FA5 #BCCD9F #9FCDC7
square
#B09FCD #CD9FA5 #BCCD9F #9FCDC7
split-complementary
#B09FCD #CDC79F #A5CD9F
monochromatic
#6F539F #8F77B8 #B09FCD #D1C7E2 #EEEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B09FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#B09FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09FCD
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09FCD | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.068 301.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bbdc',
500: '#b09fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09fcd; $custom-light: #c8bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.174,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7329,
"c": 0.06798,
"h": 301.6
},
"luminance": 0.38434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09FCD
secondary
#E5EADE
accent
#AA3B81
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083