#B5ACBB#B5ACBB
#B5ACBB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.023 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5ACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 10%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 8%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, 6.02, -6.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 8.86, 312.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.66% 0.0157 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.66% 0.023 312.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7767, 42.9168, 53.0343) |
| Luminance | 0.4292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.96
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.95
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.07
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.98
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.99
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5ACBB #B2BBAC
analogous
#ADACBB #B5ACBB #BBACB9
triadic
#B5ACBB #BBB5AC #ACBBB5
tetradic
#B5ACBB #BBADAC #B2BBAC #ACB9BB
square
#B5ACBB #BBADAC #B2BBAC #ACB9BB
split-complementary
#B5ACBB #B9BBAC #ACBBAD
monochromatic
#796B82 #978A9F #B5ACBB #D3CED7 #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B5ACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#B5ACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5ACBB
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5ACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5ACBB | 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)
#AAAFBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAFBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5AEB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5acbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.023 312.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc4cf',
500: '#b5acbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5acbb; $custom-light: #cbc4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5acbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 9.934,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75656,
"c": 0.02337,
"h": 312.1
},
"luminance": 0.42917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5ACBB
secondary
#E1E3DF
accent
#94526C
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F8F9
border
#D1D1D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182