#B19DBD#B19DBD
#B19DBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.051 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 157, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 20%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 17%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.38, 13.33, -13.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.38, 19.19, 314.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% 0.0345 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.051 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3722, 37.1355, 53.2279) |
| Luminance | 0.3714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.58
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.71
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.21
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19DBD #A9BD9D
analogous
#A19DBD #B19DBD #BD9DB9
triadic
#B19DBD #BDB19D #9DBDB1
tetradic
#B19DBD #BDA19D #A9BD9D #9DB9BD
square
#B19DBD #BDA19D #A9BD9D #9DB9BD
split-complementary
#B19DBD #B9BD9D #9DBDA1
monochromatic
#755A86 #9478A4 #B19DBD #CEC2D6 #EBE6EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B19DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#B19DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19DBD
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19DBD | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 157, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.051 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bad1',
500: '#b19dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19dbd; $custom-light: #c8bad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 157,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 19.512,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72388,
"c": 0.05069,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.37135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19DBD
secondary
#DAE0D6
accent
#9E4868
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082