#B4AED2#B4AED2
#B4AED2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.051 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AED2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 174, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 29%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 17%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, 9.29, -17.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 19.74, 298.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% 0.0199 -0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.051 292.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5888, 44.6282, 67.1726) |
| Luminance | 0.4463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.69
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.72
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.95
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.42
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AED2 #CCD2AE
analogous
#AEBAD2 #B4AED2 #C6AED2
triadic
#B4AED2 #D2B4AE #AED2B4
tetradic
#B4AED2 #D2AEBA #CCD2AE #AED2C6
square
#B4AED2 #D2AEBA #CCD2AE #AED2C6
split-complementary
#B4AED2 #D2C6AE #BAD2AE
monochromatic
#6B5FA6 #9087BC #B4AED2 #D8D5E8 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#B4AED2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#B4AED2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AED2
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AED2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AED2 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B3D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEB3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4aed2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 174, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.051 292.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac6df',
500: '#b4aed2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4aed2; $custom-light: #cac6df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4aed2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 174,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76768,
"c": 0.05129,
"h": 292.8
},
"luminance": 0.44629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AED2
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A73E96
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283