#B2ABCB#B2ABCB
#B2ABCB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.046 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2ABCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 171, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 16%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, 8.80, -15.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 17.69, 299.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% 0.0196 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.046 295.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7003, 42.9024, 62.4671) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.37
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.05
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.08
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.17
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.35
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2ABCB #C4CBAB
analogous
#ABB4CB #B2ABCB #C2ABCB
triadic
#B2ABCB #CBB2AB #ABCBB2
tetradic
#B2ABCB #CBABB4 #C4CBAB #ABCBC2
square
#B2ABCB #CBABB4 #C4CBAB #ABCBC2
split-complementary
#B2ABCB #CBC2AB #B4CBAB
monochromatic
#6D609B #8F85B4 #B2ABCB #D5D1E2 #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B2ABCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#B2ABCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2ABCB
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2ABCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2ABCB | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AFCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEB0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2abcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 171, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.046 295.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4da',
500: '#b2abcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2abcb; $custom-light: #c9c4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2abcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 171,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.125,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75752,
"c": 0.04594,
"h": 295.3
},
"luminance": 0.42903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2ABCB
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A2448D
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131215
muted
#828183