#B4A2CD#B4A2CD
#B4A2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.064 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 14.87, -19.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 24.55, 307.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% 0.0357 -0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.064 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7601, 39.9518, 63.2046) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.33
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.76
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A2CD #BBCDA2
analogous
#A2A6CD #B4A2CD #CAA2CD
triadic
#B4A2CD #CDB4A2 #A2CDB4
tetradic
#B4A2CD #CDA2A6 #BBCDA2 #A2CDCA
square
#B4A2CD #CDA2A6 #BBCDA2 #A2CDCA
split-complementary
#B4A2CD #CDCAA2 #A6CDA2
monochromatic
#74569F #947AB8 #B4A2CD #D4CAE2 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B4A2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B4A2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A2CD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A2CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.064 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabddc',
500: '#b4a2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a2cd; $custom-light: #cabddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.116,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7422,
"c": 0.064,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.39952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A2CD
secondary
#E6EBE0
accent
#A93D7C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183