#B294CA#B294CA
#B294CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.084 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B294CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 148, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 27%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, 21.41, -23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 31.87, 312.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.25% 0.0533 -0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.25% 0.084 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6088, 34.9094, 60.5172) |
| Luminance | 0.3491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.15
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.69
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.96
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.97
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B294CA #ACCA94
analogous
#9794CA #B294CA #CA94C7
triadic
#B294CA #CAB294 #94CAB2
tetradic
#B294CA #CA9794 #ACCA94 #94C7CA
square
#B294CA #CA9794 #ACCA94 #94C7CA
split-complementary
#B294CA #C7CA94 #94CA97
monochromatic
#764B98 #956BB6 #B294CA #CFBDDE #EDE6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B294CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#B294CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B294CA
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B294CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B294CA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9ECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9BA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b294ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 148, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.084 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b3da',
500: '#b294ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b294ca; $custom-light: #c9b3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b294ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 148,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 33.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71246,
"c": 0.08364,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.34909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B294CA
secondary
#DCE5D5
accent
#AD396C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083