#B2A3CD#B2A3CD
#B2A3CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.062 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.52, 13.66, -19.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.52, 23.75, 305.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% 0.032 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.062 301.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4746, 40.0671, 63.2418) |
| Luminance | 0.4007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.72
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.97
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A3CD #BECDA3
analogous
#A3A9CD #B2A3CD #C7A3CD
triadic
#B2A3CD #CDB2A3 #A3CDB2
tetradic
#B2A3CD #CDA3A9 #BECDA3 #A3CDC7
square
#B2A3CD #CDA3A9 #BECDA3 #A3CDC7
split-complementary
#B2A3CD #CDC7A3 #A9CDA3
monochromatic
#70569F #917BB7 #B2A3CD #D3CBE3 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B2A3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#B2A3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A3CD
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A3CD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.062 301.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bedc',
500: '#b2a3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a3cd; $custom-light: #c9bedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.429,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74243,
"c": 0.06177,
"h": 301.2
},
"luminance": 0.40067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A3CD
secondary
#E7EBE0
accent
#A83D82
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183