#B3ABBF#B3ABBF
#B3ABBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.030 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3ABBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 171, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 14%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 10%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, 6.67, -9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 11.34, 306.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% 0.0165 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.03 303.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5556, 42.4712, 55.2359) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.77
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.25
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.50
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.44
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 11.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3ABBF #B7BFAB
analogous
#ABADBF #B3ABBF #BDABBF
triadic
#B3ABBF #BFB3AB #ABBFB3
tetradic
#B3ABBF #BFABAD #B7BFAB #ABBFBD
square
#B3ABBF #BFABAD #B7BFAB #ABBFBD
split-complementary
#B3ABBF #BFBDAB #ADBFAB
monochromatic
#756888 #9488A5 #B3ABBF #D2CED9 #EFEEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#B3ABBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#B3ABBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3ABBF
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3ABBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3ABBF | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AEC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AEBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1AEB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3abbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 171, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.030 303.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4d2',
500: '#b3abbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3abbf; $custom-light: #c9c4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3abbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 171,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 13.514,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75418,
"c": 0.02958,
"h": 303.8
},
"luminance": 0.42471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3ABBF
secondary
#E3E6E0
accent
#984E7A
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182