#B2AACC#B2AACC
#B2AACC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.049 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 170, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 25%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 17%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.26, 9.57, -16.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.26, 18.84, 300.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% 0.0214 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.049 296) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6317, 42.5739, 63.0340) |
| Luminance | 0.4257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.69
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.65
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.13
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.11
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.31
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AACC #C4CCAA
analogous
#AAB3CC #B2AACC #C3AACC
triadic
#B2AACC #CCB2AA #AACCB2
tetradic
#B2AACC #CCAAB3 #C4CCAA #AACCC3
square
#B2AACC #CCAAB3 #C4CCAA #AACCC3
split-complementary
#B2AACC #CCC3AA #B3CCAA
monochromatic
#6D5E9D #8F84B5 #B2AACC #D5D0E3 #EEECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#B2AACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#B2AACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AACC
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AACC | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AFCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADAFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 170, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.049 296.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c3db',
500: '#b2aacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aacc; $custom-light: #c9c3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 170,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.118,
"s": 25,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75588,
"c": 0.04893,
"h": 296
},
"luminance": 0.42574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AACC
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A4428D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183