#B2ABCD#B2ABCD
#B2ABCD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.049 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2ABCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 171, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 25%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 17%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.55, 9.23, -16.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.55, 18.77, 299.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% 0.0203 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.049 294.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9402, 42.9983, 63.7304) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.82
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.01
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.21
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.79
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.02
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2ABCD #C6CDAB
analogous
#ABB5CD #B2ABCD #C3ABCD
triadic
#B2ABCD #CDB2AB #ABCDB2
tetradic
#B2ABCD #CDABB5 #C6CDAB #ABCDC3
square
#B2ABCD #CDABB5 #C6CDAB #ABCDC3
split-complementary
#B2ABCD #CDC3AB #B5CDAB
monochromatic
#6C5F9F #8F85B6 #B2ABCD #D5D1E4 #EDECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B2ABCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#B2ABCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2ABCD
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2ABCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2ABCD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADB0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2abcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 171, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.049 294.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4dc',
500: '#b2abcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2abcd; $custom-light: #c9c4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2abcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 171,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.353,
"s": 25.373,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75824,
"c": 0.04874,
"h": 294.7
},
"luminance": 0.42999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2ABCD
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A44290
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183