#B7ABC4#B7ABC4
#B7ABC4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.038 H 307.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7ABC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 171, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 17%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 13%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 9.03, -11.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 14.37, 308.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% 0.0227 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.038 307.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0534, 43.1787, 58.2274) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.39
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.08
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.42
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.31
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 12.06
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 12.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7ABC4 #B8C4AB
analogous
#ABACC4 #B7ABC4 #C4ABC4
triadic
#B7ABC4 #C4B7AB #ABC4B7
tetradic
#B7ABC4 #C4ABAC #B8C4AB #ABC4C4
square
#B7ABC4 #C4ABAC #B8C4AB #ABC4C4
split-complementary
#B7ABC4 #C4C4AB #ACC4AB
monochromatic
#796590 #9887AB #B7ABC4 #D6CFDD #F0EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B7ABC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#B7ABC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7ABC4
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7ABC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7ABC4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7AFC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5AEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7abc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 171, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.038 307.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc4d5',
500: '#b7abc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7abc4; $custom-light: #ccc4d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7abc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 171,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.8,
"s": 17.483,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75924,
"c": 0.03761,
"h": 307.1
},
"luminance": 0.43179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7ABC4
secondary
#E6E9E2
accent
#9C4A74
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183