#B69BCD#B69BCD
#B69BCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.077 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B69BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 155, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.87, 19.42, -21.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.87, 29.27, 311.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0483 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.077 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0302, 37.7959, 62.8269) |
| Luminance | 0.3780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.63
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.84
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.91
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B69BCD #B2CD9B
analogous
#9D9BCD #B69BCD #CD9BCB
triadic
#B69BCD #CDB69B #9BCDB6
tetradic
#B69BCD #CD9D9B #B2CD9B #9BCBCD
square
#B69BCD #CD9D9B #B2CD9B #9BCBCD
split-complementary
#B69BCD #CBCD9B #9BCD9D
monochromatic
#7A4F9E #9872B9 #B69BCD #D4C4E1 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B69BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#B69BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B69BCD
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B69BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B69BCD | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A4CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b69bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 155, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.077 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb8dc',
500: '#b69bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b69bcd; $custom-light: #ccb8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b69bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 155,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.4,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73054,
"c": 0.07678,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.37796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B69BCD
secondary
#E1E9DB
accent
#AC396E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083