#B4A2BB#B4A2BB
#B4A2BB is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.041 H 316.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 162, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 16%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 13%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.85, 11.18, -10.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.85, 15.31, 316.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% 0.0296 -0.028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.041 316.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7110, 39.1322, 52.4127) |
| Luminance | 0.3913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.49
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.50
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.32
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.91
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.05
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A2BB #A9BBA2
analogous
#A7A2BB #B4A2BB #BBA2B5
triadic
#B4A2BB #BBB4A2 #A2BBB4
tetradic
#B4A2BB #BBA7A2 #A9BBA2 #A2B5BB
square
#B4A2BB #BBA7A2 #A9BBA2 #A2B5BB
split-complementary
#B4A2BB #B5BBA2 #A2BBA7
monochromatic
#796083 #977FA1 #B4A2BB #D1C5D5 #EDE9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B4A2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#B4A2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A2BB
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A2BB | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A5AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 162, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.041 316.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabdcf',
500: '#b4a2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a2bb; $custom-light: #cabdcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 162,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.2,
"s": 15.528,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73569,
"c": 0.04074,
"h": 316.6
},
"luminance": 0.39132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A2BB
secondary
#DBE0D9
accent
#9A4C62
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182