#B79CB2#B79CB2
#B79CB2 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.044 H 332.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 156, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(311, 16%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(311, 15%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 2.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, 13.83, -7.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 15.83, 330.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% 0.0389 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.044 332.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4519, 37.0593, 47.1857) |
| Luminance | 0.3706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.96
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.79
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.37
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.31
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.87
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79CB2 #9CB7A1
analogous
#AF9CB7 #B79CB2 #B79CA5
triadic
#B79CB2 #B2B79C #9CB2B7
tetradic
#B79CB2 #B7AF9C #9CB7A1 #9CA5B7
square
#B79CB2 #B7AF9C #9CB7A1 #9CA5B7
split-complementary
#B79CB2 #A5B79C #9CB7AF
monochromatic
#7D5B77 #9D7996 #B79CB2 #D1BFCE #EBE3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B79CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#B79CB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79CB2
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79CB2 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA2B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A5B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 156, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.044 332.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb9c9',
500: '#b79cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79cb2; $custom-light: #ccb9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 156,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 311.111,
"s": 15.789,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72358,
"c": 0.04394,
"h": 332.3
},
"luminance": 0.37059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79CB2
secondary
#D3DCD5
accent
#9A5A4B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082