#B6A0BC#B6A0BC
#B6A0BC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.047 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6A0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 160, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.55, 13.18, -11.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.55, 17.45, 319.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% 0.0352 -0.0307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.047 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9380, 38.7180, 52.8839) |
| Luminance | 0.3872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.10
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.19
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.62
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.89
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6A0BC #A6BCA0
analogous
#A8A0BC #B6A0BC #BCA0B4
triadic
#B6A0BC #BCB6A0 #A0BCB6
tetradic
#B6A0BC #BCA8A0 #A6BCA0 #A0B4BC
square
#B6A0BC #BCA8A0 #A6BCA0 #A0B4BC
split-complementary
#B6A0BC #B4BCA0 #A0BCA8
monochromatic
#7C5D84 #9A7CA3 #B6A0BC #D2C4D5 #EDE8EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B6A0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#B6A0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6A0BC
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6A0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6A0BC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A8BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6a0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 160, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.047 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbcd0',
500: '#b6a0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6a0bc; $custom-light: #ccbcd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6a0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 160,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 17.284,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73388,
"c": 0.04671,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.38718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6A0BC
secondary
#D9E0D8
accent
#9C4A5B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F9
border
#D1D0D2
text
#131214
muted
#828182