#B0ABBD#B0ABBD
#B0ABBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.026 H 298.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0ABBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 171, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 12%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, 5.25, -8.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 10.03, 301.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.1% 0.0124 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.1% 0.026 298.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6510, 42.0300, 54.0526) |
| Luminance | 0.4203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.94
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.30
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.98
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.48
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.05
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0ABBD #B8BDAB
analogous
#ABAFBD #B0ABBD #B9ABBD
triadic
#B0ABBD #BDB0AB #ABBDB0
tetradic
#B0ABBD #BDABAF #B8BDAB #ABBDB9
square
#B0ABBD #BDABAF #B8BDAB #ABBDB9
split-complementary
#B0ABBD #BDB9AB #AFBDAB
monochromatic
#706985 #9089A2 #B0ABBD #D0CDD8 #EFEEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#B0ABBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#B0ABBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0ABBD
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0ABBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0ABBD | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8ADBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEADB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0abbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 171, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.026 298.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c4d0',
500: '#b0abbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0abbd; $custom-light: #c7c4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0abbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 171,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.667,
"s": 12,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75102,
"c": 0.02606,
"h": 298.5
},
"luminance": 0.4203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0ABBD
secondary
#E3E4DF
accent
#964F82
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182