#B894CD#B894CD
#B894CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.090 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B894CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, 23.98, -24.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 34.07, 314.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% 0.0611 -0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.09 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3747, 35.7785, 62.4721) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.30
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B894CD #A9CD94
analogous
#9C94CD #B894CD #CD94C6
triadic
#B894CD #CDB894 #94CDB8
tetradic
#B894CD #CD9C94 #A9CD94 #94C6CD
square
#B894CD #CD9C94 #A9CD94 #94C6CD
split-complementary
#B894CD #C6CD94 #94CD9C
monochromatic
#7E499D #9C6ABA #B894CD #D4BEE0 #EFE7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B894CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#B894CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B894CD
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B894CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B894CD | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b894cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.090 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb3dc',
500: '#b894cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b894cd; $custom-light: #ceb3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b894cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.895,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7193,
"c": 0.08996,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.35778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B894CD
secondary
#DCE7D6
accent
#AF3663
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083