#B899BD#B899BD
#B899BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.062 H 321.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B899BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 153, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.01, 17.95, -14.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.01, 22.94, 321.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% 0.0485 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.062 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3425, 36.6476, 53.0827) |
| Luminance | 0.3665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.96
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.14
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B899BD #9EBD99
analogous
#A699BD #B899BD #BD99B0
triadic
#B899BD #BDB899 #99BDB8
tetradic
#B899BD #BDA699 #9EBD99 #99B0BD
square
#B899BD #BDA699 #9EBD99 #99B0BD
split-complementary
#B899BD #B0BD99 #99BDA6
monochromatic
#7F5685 #9E74A5 #B899BD #D2BED5 #ECE3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B899BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#B899BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B899BD
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B899BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B899BD | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A1BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99CA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b899bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 153, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.062 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb7d1',
500: '#b899bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b899bd; $custom-light: #cdb7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b899bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 153,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.667,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72255,
"c": 0.06188,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.36647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B899BD
secondary
#D5DFD3
accent
#A04652
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082