#B4ACBD#B4ACBD
#B4ACBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.026 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 11%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 9%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.48, 6.07, -7.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.48, 9.76, 308.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% 0.0153 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.026 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7586, 42.8826, 54.1588) |
| Luminance | 0.4288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.24
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.93
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.53
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.43
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.76
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4ACBD #B5BDAC
analogous
#ACACBD #B4ACBD #BCACBD
triadic
#B4ACBD #BDB4AC #ACBDB4
tetradic
#B4ACBD #BDACAC #B5BDAC #ACBDBC
square
#B4ACBD #BDACAC #B5BDAC #ACBDBC
split-complementary
#B4ACBD #BDBCAC #ACBDAC
monochromatic
#766A85 #958AA2 #B4ACBD #D3CED8 #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B4ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#B4ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4ACBD
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4ACBD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAFBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3AEB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.026 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac4d0',
500: '#b4acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4acbd; $custom-light: #cac4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.235,
"s": 11.409,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75637,
"c": 0.02555,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.42882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4ACBD
secondary
#E3E5E0
accent
#955075
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182