#B2A3BB#B2A3BB
#B2A3BB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.038 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 163, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 13%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, 9.94, -10.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 14.35, 313.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% 0.0258 -0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.038 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4255, 39.2475, 52.4499) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.46
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.74
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.52
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A3BB #ACBBA3
analogous
#A6A3BB #B2A3BB #BBA3B8
triadic
#B2A3BB #BBB2A3 #A3BBB2
tetradic
#B2A3BB #BBA6A3 #ACBBA3 #A3B8BB
square
#B2A3BB #BBA6A3 #ACBBA3 #A3B8BB
split-complementary
#B2A3BB #B8BBA3 #A3BBA6
monochromatic
#766183 #9580A1 #B2A3BB #CFC6D5 #EDE9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B2A3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#B2A3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A3BB
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A3BB | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A6AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 163, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.038 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9becf',
500: '#b2a3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a3bb; $custom-light: #c9becf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 163,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 15,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73593,
"c": 0.03792,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.39247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A3BB
secondary
#DCE0D9
accent
#994C69
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182