#B09FDA#B09FDA
#B09FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.086 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 18.12, -27.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 33.09, 303.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% 0.0396 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.086 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9548, 39.0881, 71.5978) |
| Luminance | 0.3909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.22
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.72
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.42
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09FDA #C9DA9F
analogous
#9FACDA #B09FDA #CE9FDA
triadic
#B09FDA #DAB09F #9FDAB0
tetradic
#B09FDA #DA9FAC #C9DA9F #9FDACE
square
#B09FDA #DA9FAC #C9DA9F #9FDACE
split-complementary
#B09FDA #DACE9F #ACDA9F
monochromatic
#6747B8 #8C73C9 #B09FDA #D4CBEB #EDE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B09FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#B09FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09FDA
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09FDA | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A8DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A7D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.086 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bbe5',
500: '#b09fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09fda; $custom-light: #c8bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.288,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.08575,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.39088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09FDA
secondary
#E9EDDE
accent
#B82E90
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131115
muted
#828084