#B4ACC4#B4ACC4
#B4ACC4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.035 H 300.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4ACC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 17%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 12%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, 7.47, -11.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 13.45, 303.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% 0.0179 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.035 300.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5369, 43.1938, 58.2575) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.55
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.86
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.81
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4ACC4 #BCC4AC
analogous
#ACB0C4 #B4ACC4 #C0ACC4
triadic
#B4ACC4 #C4B4AC #ACC4B4
tetradic
#B4ACC4 #C4ACB0 #BCC4AC #ACC4C0
square
#B4ACC4 #C4ACB0 #BCC4AC #ACC4C0
split-complementary
#B4ACC4 #C4C0AC #B0C4AC
monochromatic
#746690 #9488AB #B4ACC4 #D4D0DD #EFEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B4ACC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#B4ACC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4ACC4
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4ACC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4ACC4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AFC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2AFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4acc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.035 300.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac4d5',
500: '#b4acc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4acc4; $custom-light: #cac4d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4acc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 16.901,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75872,
"c": 0.03499,
"h": 300.8
},
"luminance": 0.43194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4ACC4
secondary
#E7E9E2
accent
#9B4A80
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183