#B2A4CD#B2A4CD
#B2A4CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.060 H 300.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.77, 13.10, -19.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.77, 23.11, 304.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% 0.0306 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.06 300.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6528, 40.4236, 63.3012) |
| Luminance | 0.4042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.21
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.99
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.11
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A4CD #BFCDA4
analogous
#A4ABCD #B2A4CD #C7A4CD
triadic
#B2A4CD #CDB2A4 #A4CDB2
tetradic
#B2A4CD #CDA4AB #BFCDA4 #A4CDC7
square
#B2A4CD #CDA4AB #BFCDA4 #A4CDC7
split-complementary
#B2A4CD #CDC7A4 #ABCDA4
monochromatic
#70579F #917DB7 #B2A4CD #D3CBE3 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#B2A4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#B2A4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A4CD
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A4CD | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEAAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.060 300.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bfdc',
500: '#b2a4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a4cd; $custom-light: #c9bfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.488,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74439,
"c": 0.0601,
"h": 300.6
},
"luminance": 0.40424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A4CD
secondary
#E7EBE0
accent
#A83E84
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183