#B896CD#B896CD

#B896CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.086 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B896CD
RGB	rgb(184, 150, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 35%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(277, 27%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.83, 22.86, -23.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.83, 32.76, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% 0.0581 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.086 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(41.6911, 36.4113, 62.5776)
Luminance	0.3641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B896CD #ABCD96

analogous

#9D96CD #B896CD #CD96C7

triadic

#B896CD #CDB896 #96CDB8

tetradic

#B896CD #CD9D96 #ABCD96 #96C7CD

square

#B896CD #CD9D96 #ABCD96 #96C7CD

split-complementary

#B896CD #C7CD96 #96CD9D

monochromatic

#7E4B9E #9C6DB9 #B896CD #D4BFE1 #F0E9F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.54

#B896CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.28

#B896CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B896CD

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B896CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B896CD	1.00	2.54	8.28	8.28
#FFFFFF	2.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA1CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A3CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B69DA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b896cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 150, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.086 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ceb5dc',
    500: '#b896cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b896cd;
$custom-light: #ceb5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b896cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.091,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.723,
    "c": 0.08641,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.36411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B896CD

secondary

#DEE7D8

accent

#AE3765

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B896CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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