#B89CBC#B89CBC
#B89CBC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.055 H 322.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 156, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 17%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 16.09, -12.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 20.47, 321.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.79% 0.0436 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.79% 0.055 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7315, 37.5988, 52.6788) |
| Luminance | 0.3760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.74
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.66
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.53
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.62
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.81
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89CBC #A0BC9C
analogous
#A89CBC #B89CBC #BC9CB0
triadic
#B89CBC #BCB89C #9CBCB8
tetradic
#B89CBC #BCA89C #A0BC9C #9CB0BC
square
#B89CBC #BCA89C #A0BC9C #9CB0BC
split-complementary
#B89CBC #B0BC9C #9CBCA8
monochromatic
#7F5984 #9E78A3 #B89CBC #D2C0D5 #ECE5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B89CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#B89CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89CBC
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89CBC | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA6BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 156, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.055 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb9d0',
500: '#b89cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89cbc; $custom-light: #cdb9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 156,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 19.277,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72794,
"c": 0.05525,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.37598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89CBC
secondary
#D6DFD5
accent
#9E4853
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082