#B0A2BC#B0A2BC
#B0A2BC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.040 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0A2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 162, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.53, 10.01, -11.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.53, 15.26, 311.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% 0.0255 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.04 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9004, 38.7018, 52.9354) |
| Luminance | 0.3870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.49
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.19
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.73
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.14
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0A2BC #AEBCA2
analogous
#A3A2BC #B0A2BC #BCA2BB
triadic
#B0A2BC #BCB0A2 #A2BCB0
tetradic
#B0A2BC #BCA3A2 #AEBCA2 #A2BBBC
square
#B0A2BC #BCA3A2 #AEBCA2 #A2BBBC
split-complementary
#B0A2BC #BBBCA2 #A2BCA3
monochromatic
#735F84 #927EA2 #B0A2BC #CEC6D6 #ECE9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B0A2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#B0A2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0A2BC
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0A2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0A2BC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A7BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0a2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 162, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.040 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bdd0',
500: '#b0a2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0a2bc; $custom-light: #c7bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0a2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 162,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.308,
"s": 16.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73254,
"c": 0.04007,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.38702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0A2BC
secondary
#DDE1D9
accent
#9A4B70
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182