#B2A1CC#B2A1CC
#B2A1CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.064 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 161, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 21.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.98, 14.56, -19.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.98, 24.49, 306.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% 0.0346 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.064 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0019, 39.3144, 62.4907) |
| Luminance | 0.3931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.64
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.22
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.45
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A1CC #BBCCA1
analogous
#A1A6CC #B2A1CC #C8A1CC
triadic
#B2A1CC #CCB2A1 #A1CCB2
tetradic
#B2A1CC #CCA1A6 #BBCCA1 #A1CCC8
square
#B2A1CC #CCA1A6 #BBCCA1 #A1CCC8
split-complementary
#B2A1CC #CCC8A1 #A6CCA1
monochromatic
#72559D #9279B6 #B2A1CC #D3C9E2 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B2A1CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#B2A1CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A1CC
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A1CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A1CC | 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)
#99A8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a1cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 161, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.064 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bcdb',
500: '#b2a1cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a1cc; $custom-light: #c9bcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a1cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 161,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.721,
"s": 29.655,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.06378,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.39314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A1CC
secondary
#E6EADF
accent
#A83D7E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183