#B2ABE3#B2ABE3
#B2ABE3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.080 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2ABE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 171, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 50%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.32, 14.10, -27.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.32, 30.66, 297.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.67% 0.0274 -0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.67% 0.08 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7849, 44.1362, 78.7124) |
| Luminance | 0.4414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.71
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.53
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.55
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 7.56
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2ABE3 #DCE3AB
analogous
#ABC0E3 #B2ABE3 #CEABE3
triadic
#B2ABE3 #E3B2AB #ABE3B2
tetradic
#B2ABE3 #E3ABC0 #DCE3AB #ABE3CE
square
#B2ABE3 #E3ABC0 #DCE3AB #ABE3CE
split-complementary
#B2ABE3 #E3CEAB #C0E3AB
monochromatic
#5E4FC4 #887DD4 #B2ABE3 #DCD9F2 #EAE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#B2ABE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#B2ABE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2ABE3
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2ABE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2ABE3 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB2E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB0E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8B4BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2abe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 171, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.080 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4ec',
500: '#b2abe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2abe3; $custom-light: #c9c4ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2abe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 171,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.5,
"s": 50,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76671,
"c": 0.07965,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.44137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2ABE3
secondary
#ECEEDD
accent
#BD28AB
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184