#B29DB2#B29DB2
#B29DB2 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.038 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 157, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 12%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.12, 11.51, -8.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.12, 14.04, 325.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.0317 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.038 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4519, 36.7938, 47.1871) |
| Luminance | 0.3679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.13
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.27
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.36
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.30
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.72
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29DB2 #9DB29D
analogous
#A79DB2 #B29DB2 #B29DA7
triadic
#B29DB2 #B2B29D #9DB2B2
tetradic
#B29DB2 #B2A79D #9DB29D #9DA7B2
square
#B29DB2 #B2A79D #9DB29D #9DA7B2
split-complementary
#B29DB2 #A7B29D #9DB2A7
monochromatic
#775E77 #977B97 #B29DB2 #CDBFCD #E8E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B29DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#B29DB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29DB2
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29DB2 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA2B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A4B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 157, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.038 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bac9',
500: '#b29db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29db2; $custom-light: #c9bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 157,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 12,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72096,
"c": 0.03824,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.36793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29DB2
secondary
#D2D9D2
accent
#964F4F
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082