#B4ABBB#B4ABBB
#B4ABBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.025 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4ABBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 171, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 11%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, 6.22, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 9.38, 311.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.37% 0.0161 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.37% 0.025 310.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3534, 42.4171, 52.9601) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.32
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.97
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.36
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.28
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.42
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4ABBB #B2BBAB
analogous
#ACABBB #B4ABBB #BBABBA
triadic
#B4ABBB #BBB4AB #ABBBB4
tetradic
#B4ABBB #BBACAB #B2BBAB #ABBABB
square
#B4ABBB #BBACAB #B2BBAB #ABBABB
split-complementary
#B4ABBB #BABBAB #ABBBAC
monochromatic
#776982 #9689A0 #B4ABBB #D2CDD6 #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#B4ABBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#B4ABBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4ABBB
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4ABBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4ABBB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AEBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3ADB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4abbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 171, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.025 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac4cf',
500: '#b4abbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4abbb; $custom-light: #cac4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4abbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 171,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 10.526,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7537,
"c": 0.02467,
"h": 310.6
},
"luminance": 0.42417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4ABBB
secondary
#E1E3DF
accent
#95516F
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182