#B89AB8#B89AB8
#B89AB8 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.055 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89AB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 154, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 17%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 16%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, 16.43, -11.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 19.97, 325.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.27% 0.0453 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.27% 0.055 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9734, 36.7630, 50.3283) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.08
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.04
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.28
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.64
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.35
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89AB8 #9AB89A
analogous
#A99AB8 #B89AB8 #B89AA9
triadic
#B89AB8 #B8B89A #9AB8B8
tetradic
#B89AB8 #B8A99A #9AB89A #9AA9B8
square
#B89AB8 #B8A99A #9AB89A #9AA9B8
split-complementary
#B89AB8 #A9B89A #9AB8A9
monochromatic
#7F597F #9F769F #B89AB8 #D1BED1 #EBE2EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B89AB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#B89AB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89AB8
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89AB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89AB8 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A1B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA5B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9CA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89ab8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 154, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.055 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb8cd',
500: '#b89ab8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89ab8; $custom-light: #cdb8cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89ab8",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 154,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 17.442,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72269,
"c": 0.05452,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.36762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89AB8
secondary
#D2DCD2
accent
#9C4A4A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082