#B29FDA#B29FDA
#B29FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.086 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.98, 18.74, -27.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.98, 33.20, 304.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% 0.0418 -0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.086 299.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4104, 39.3230, 71.6192) |
| Luminance | 0.3932 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 0.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.49
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.16
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29FDA #C7DA9F
analogous
#9FAADA #B29FDA #D09FDA
triadic
#B29FDA #DAB29F #9FDAB2
tetradic
#B29FDA #DA9FAA #C7DA9F #9FDAD0
square
#B29FDA #DA9FAA #C7DA9F #9FDAD0
split-complementary
#B29FDA #DAD09F #AADA9F
monochromatic
#6B47B8 #8F73C9 #B29FDA #D5CBEB #EDE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B29FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#B29FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29FDA
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29FDA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A8DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A8D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.086 299.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bbe5',
500: '#b29fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29fda; $custom-light: #c9bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.322,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73986,
"c": 0.0861,
"h": 299.1
},
"luminance": 0.39323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29FDA
secondary
#E8EDDE
accent
#B82E8B
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131115
muted
#828084