#B19DCC#B19DCC
#B19DCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.070 H 304.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 157, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 23%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, 16.47, -21.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 26.97, 307.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% 0.0394 -0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.07 304.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0854, 37.8208, 62.2507) |
| Luminance | 0.3782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.82
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.65
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.38
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19DCC #B8CC9D
analogous
#9DA0CC #B19DCC #C89DCC
triadic
#B19DCC #CCB19D #9DCCB1
tetradic
#B19DCC #CC9DA0 #B8CC9D #9DCCC8
square
#B19DCC #CC9DA0 #B8CC9D #9DCCC8
split-complementary
#B19DCC #CCC89D #A0CC9D
monochromatic
#72529D #9175B7 #B19DCC #D1C5E1 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B19DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#B19DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19DCC
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19DCC | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 157, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.070 304.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8badb',
500: '#b19dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19dcc; $custom-light: #c8badb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 157,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.532,
"s": 31.544,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72951,
"c": 0.07029,
"h": 304.1
},
"luminance": 0.37821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19DCC
secondary
#E3E9DC
accent
#AA3B7B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083