#B7ABC6#B7ABC6
#B7ABC6 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.040 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7ABC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 171, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 19%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 14%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 9.43, -12.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 15.41, 307.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% 0.0234 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.04 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2826, 43.2704, 59.4343) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.41
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.81
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.78
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 11.57
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.69
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7ABC6 #BAC6AB
analogous
#ABACC6 #B7ABC6 #C5ABC6
triadic
#B7ABC6 #C6B7AB #ABC6B7
tetradic
#B7ABC6 #C6ABAC #BAC6AB #ABC6C5
square
#B7ABC6 #C6ABAC #BAC6AB #ABC6C5
split-complementary
#B7ABC6 #C6C5AB #ACC6AB
monochromatic
#796493 #9887AD #B7ABC6 #D6CFDF #EFEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B7ABC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#B7ABC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7ABC6
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7ABC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7ABC6 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7AFC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5AEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7abc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 171, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.040 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc4d7',
500: '#b7abc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7abc6; $custom-light: #ccc4d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7abc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 171,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.667,
"s": 19.149,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75993,
"c": 0.04026,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.4327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7ABC6
secondary
#E6E9E2
accent
#9D4877
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131214
muted
#828183