#B5AFBB#B5AFBB

#B5AFBB is a light, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.018 H 308.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5AFBB
RGB	rgb(181, 175, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 8%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(270, 6%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.2%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.28, 4.39, -5.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.28, 6.92, 309.35°)
OKLab	oklab(76.26% 0.0112 -0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(76.26% 0.018 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(43.3541, 44.0716, 53.2268)
Luminance	0.4407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5AFBB #B5BBAF

analogous

#AFAFBB #B5AFBB #BBAFBB

triadic

#B5AFBB #BBB5AF #AFBBB5

tetradic

#B5AFBB #BBAFAF #B5BBAF #AFBBBB

square

#B5AFBB #BBAFAF #B5BBAF #AFBBBB

split-complementary

#B5AFBB #BBBBAF #AFBBAF

monochromatic

#786E82 #968E9F #B5AFBB #D4D0D7 #F0EEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#B5AFBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.81

#B5AFBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B5AFBB

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5AFBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B5AFBB	1.00	2.14	9.81	9.81
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB1BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4B0B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5afbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 175, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.018 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbc6cf',
    500: '#b5afbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5afbb;
$custom-light: #cbc6cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5afbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 8.108,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76264,
    "c": 0.01813,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5AFBB

secondary

#E3E4E1

accent

#925373

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F8F8F9

border

#D1D1D2

text

#131313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5AFBB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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