#B4AABB#B4AABB
#B4AABB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.026 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 170, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 11%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.90, 6.77, -7.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.90, 10.03, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.17% 0.0176 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.17% 0.026 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1653, 42.0408, 52.8974) |
| Luminance | 0.4204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.74
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.94
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.87
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.30
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.35
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AABB #B1BBAA
analogous
#ACAABB #B4AABB #BBAAB9
triadic
#B4AABB #BBB4AA #AABBB4
tetradic
#B4AABB #BBACAA #B1BBAA #AAB9BB
square
#B4AABB #BBACAA #B1BBAA #AAB9BB
split-complementary
#B4AABB #B9BBAA #AABBAC
monochromatic
#786882 #9688A0 #B4AABB #D2CCD6 #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#B4AABB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#B4AABB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AABB
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AABB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AABB | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8ADBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3ACAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4aabb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 170, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.026 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac3cf',
500: '#b4aabb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4aabb; $custom-light: #cac3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4aabb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 170,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.294,
"s": 11.111,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75168,
"c": 0.02644,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.42041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AABB
secondary
#E0E3DE
accent
#95506D
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182