#B5AED2#B5AED2
#B5AED2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.051 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5AED2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 174, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 29%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 17%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, 9.62, -17.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 19.79, 299.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% 0.021 -0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.051 294.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8225, 44.7487, 67.1836) |
| Luminance | 0.4475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.64
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.86
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.89
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.08
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5AED2 #CBD2AE
analogous
#AEB9D2 #B5AED2 #C7AED2
triadic
#B5AED2 #D2B5AE #AED2B5
tetradic
#B5AED2 #D2AEB9 #CBD2AE #AED2C7
square
#B5AED2 #D2AEB9 #CBD2AE #AED2C7
split-complementary
#B5AED2 #D2C7AE #B9D2AE
monochromatic
#6D5FA6 #9187BC #B5AED2 #D9D5E8 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#B5AED2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#B5AED2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5AED2
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5AED2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5AED2 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B3D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0B3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5aed2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 174, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.051 294.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc6df',
500: '#b5aed2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5aed2; $custom-light: #cbc6df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5aed2",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 174,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.667,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76849,
"c": 0.05139,
"h": 294.1
},
"luminance": 0.44749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5AED2
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A73E93
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283