#B4ACBC#B4ACBC
#B4ACBC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.024 H 308.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4ACBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 11%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 9%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.45, 5.87, -7.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.45, 9.24, 309.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% 0.015 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.024 308.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6505, 42.8393, 53.5891) |
| Luminance | 0.4284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.96
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.08
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.19
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.13
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.50
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4ACBC #B4BCAC
analogous
#ACACBC #B4ACBC #BCACBC
triadic
#B4ACBC #BCB4AC #ACBCB4
tetradic
#B4ACBC #BCACAC #B4BCAC #ACBCBC
square
#B4ACBC #BCACAC #B4BCAC #ACBCBC
split-complementary
#B4ACBC #BCBCAC #ACBCAC
monochromatic
#776A83 #958AA1 #B4ACBC #D3CED7 #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B4ACBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#B4ACBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4ACBC
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4ACBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4ACBC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3AEB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4acbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.024 308.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac4d0',
500: '#b4acbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4acbc; $custom-light: #cac4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4acbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 10.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75605,
"c": 0.02423,
"h": 308.1
},
"luminance": 0.42839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4ACBC
secondary
#E2E4E0
accent
#955173
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182