#B3A7BB#B3A7BB
#B3A7BB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.031 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A7BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 167, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 13%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 11%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.04, 8.08, -8.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.04, 11.86, 312.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.48% 0.021 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.48% 0.031 312.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3773, 40.8092, 52.7012) |
| Luminance | 0.4081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.56
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.01
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.46
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.94
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.17
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A7BB #AFBBA7
analogous
#A9A7BB #B3A7BB #BBA7B9
triadic
#B3A7BB #BBB3A7 #A7BBB3
tetradic
#B3A7BB #BBA9A7 #AFBBA7 #A7B9BB
square
#B3A7BB #BBA9A7 #AFBBA7 #A7B9BB
split-complementary
#B3A7BB #B9BBA7 #A7BBA9
monochromatic
#776583 #9584A0 #B3A7BB #D1CAD6 #EFECF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#B3A7BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#B3A7BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A7BB
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A7BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A7BB | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ABBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ABBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A9AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a7bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 167, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.031 312.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c1cf',
500: '#b3a7bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a7bb; $custom-light: #c9c1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a7bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 167,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 12.821,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74479,
"c": 0.03127,
"h": 312.1
},
"luminance": 0.40809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A7BB
secondary
#DEE2DC
accent
#974F6C
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182