#B3AFBF#B3AFBF

#B3AFBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.023 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3AFBF
RGB	rgb(179, 175, 191)
HSL	hsl(255, 11%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(255, 8%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.23, 4.48, -7.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.23, 8.85, 300.44°)
OKLab	oklab(76.23% 0.0105 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(76.23% 0.023 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.3226, 44.0052, 55.4916)
Luminance	0.4400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3AFBF #BBBFAF

analogous

#AFB3BF #B3AFBF #BBAFBF

triadic

#B3AFBF #BFB3AF #AFBFB3

tetradic

#B3AFBF #BFAFB3 #BBBFAF #AFBFBB

square

#B3AFBF #BFAFB3 #BBBFAF #AFBFBB

split-complementary

#B3AFBF #BFBBAF #B3BFAF

monochromatic

#736C87 #938DA4 #B3AFBF #D3D1DA #EFEEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#B3AFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#B3AFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B3AFBF

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3AFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B3AFBF	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB1C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADB1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1B1B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3afbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 175, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.023 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9c6d2',
    500: '#b3afbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3afbf;
$custom-light: #c9c6d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3afbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 71.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76229,
    "c": 0.02299,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3AFBF

secondary

#E6E7E3

accent

#955084

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F8F8F9

border

#D1D1D2

text

#131314

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3AFBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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