#B89BBD#B89BBD
#B89BBD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.058 H 321.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 155, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, 16.84, -13.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 21.61, 321.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% 0.0455 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.058 321.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6726, 37.3078, 53.1928) |
| Luminance | 0.3731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.56
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.56
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89BBD #A0BD9B
analogous
#A79BBD #B89BBD #BD9BB1
triadic
#B89BBD #BDB89B #9BBDB8
tetradic
#B89BBD #BDA79B #A0BD9B #9BB1BD
square
#B89BBD #BDA79B #A0BD9B #9BB1BD
split-complementary
#B89BBD #B1BD9B #9BBDA7
monochromatic
#7F5885 #9E76A5 #B89BBD #D2C0D5 #ECE5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B89BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#B89BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89BBD
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89BBD | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA6BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 155, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.058 321.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb8d1',
500: '#b89bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89bbd; $custom-light: #cdb8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 155,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.176,
"s": 20.482,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72637,
"c": 0.05822,
"h": 321.3
},
"luminance": 0.37307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89BBD
secondary
#D6DFD5
accent
#9F4754
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082