#B38EA4#B38EA4
#B38EA4 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.054 H 342.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 142, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 20%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 21%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 8.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.02, 17.65, -6.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.02, 18.73, 340.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% 0.0512 -0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.054 342.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9638, 31.6111, 39.3745) |
| Luminance | 0.3161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.43
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.51
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.92
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.97
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38EA4 #8EB39D
analogous
#AF8EB3 #B38EA4 #B38E91
triadic
#B38EA4 #A4B38E #8EA4B3
tetradic
#B38EA4 #B3AF8E #8EB39D #8E91B3
square
#B38EA4 #B3AF8E #8EB39D #8E91B3
split-complementary
#B38EA4 #91B38E #8EB3AF
monochromatic
#775067 #9A6987 #B38EA4 #CCB3C1 #E4D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#B38EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#B38EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B38EA4
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38EA4 | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B88E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 142, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.054 342.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caafbf',
500: '#b38ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38ea4; $custom-light: #caafbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 142,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 324.324,
"s": 19.577,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.688,
"c": 0.05374,
"h": 342.2
},
"luminance": 0.3161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38EA4
secondary
#C8D5CD
accent
#9E6B48
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F8F4F6
border
#D1CED0
text
#131012
muted
#827F81