#B2ACBA#B2ACBA
#B2ACBA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.021 H 305.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2ACBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 9%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 8%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.22, 4.79, -6.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.22, 7.98, 306.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.37% 0.012 -0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.37% 0.021 305.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9740, 42.5152, 52.4398) |
| Luminance | 0.4251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.87
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.05
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.22
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.07
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.56
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2ACBA #B4BAAC
analogous
#ACADBA #B2ACBA #B9ACBA
triadic
#B2ACBA #BAB2AC #ACBAB2
tetradic
#B2ACBA #BAACAD #B4BAAC #ACBAB9
square
#B2ACBA #BAACAD #B4BAAC #ACBAB9
split-complementary
#B2ACBA #BAB9AC #ADBAAC
monochromatic
#746B81 #938B9E #B2ACBA #D1CDD6 #EFEEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#B2ACBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#B2ACBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2ACBA
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2ACBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2ACBA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAEBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1AEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2acba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.021 305.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4ce',
500: '#b2acba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2acba; $custom-light: #c9c4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2acba",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.714,
"s": 9.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75373,
"c": 0.02084,
"h": 305.2
},
"luminance": 0.42515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2ACBA
secondary
#E1E3DF
accent
#935277
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182