#B89BC2#B89BC2
#B89BC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.064 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 155, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 24%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.67, 17.83, -16.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.67, 24.00, 317.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.82% 0.0471 -0.0434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.82% 0.064 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2247, 37.5287, 56.1005) |
| Luminance | 0.3753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.18
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89BC2 #A5C29B
analogous
#A49BC2 #B89BC2 #C29BB8
triadic
#B89BC2 #C2B89B #9BC2B8
tetradic
#B89BC2 #C2A49B #A5C29B #9BB8C2
square
#B89BC2 #C2A49B #A5C29B #9BB8C2
split-complementary
#B89BC2 #B8C29B #9BC2A4
monochromatic
#7F568D #9D75AB #B89BC2 #D3C1D9 #EEE7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B89BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#B89BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89BC2
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89BC2 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA6C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89FA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 155, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.064 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb8d4',
500: '#b89bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89bc2; $custom-light: #cdb8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 155,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.615,
"s": 24.224,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72819,
"c": 0.06405,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.37528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89BC2
secondary
#DAE2D7
accent
#A3435B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083