#B4ACCE#B4ACCE
#B4ACCE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.049 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4ACCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 26%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 17%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 16.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.00, 9.54, -16.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.00, 18.80, 300.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% 0.0214 -0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.049 296) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7132, 43.6644, 64.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.4366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.88
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.69
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.75
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.74
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.85
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4ACCE #C6CEAC
analogous
#ACB5CE #B4ACCE #C5ACCE
triadic
#B4ACCE #CEB4AC #ACCEB4
tetradic
#B4ACCE #CEACB5 #C6CEAC #ACCEC5
square
#B4ACCE #CEACB5 #C6CEAC #ACCEC5
split-complementary
#B4ACCE #CEC5AC #B5CEAC
monochromatic
#6E5FA1 #9186B7 #B4ACCE #D7D2E5 #EEECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#B4ACCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#B4ACCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4ACCE
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4ACCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4ACCE | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFB1B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4acce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.049 296.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac4dd',
500: '#b4acce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4acce; $custom-light: #cac4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4acce",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.118,
"s": 25.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76224,
"c": 0.04883,
"h": 296
},
"luminance": 0.43665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4ACCE
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A4418D
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183