#B89FCA#B89FCA
#B89FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.067 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 159, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, 17.22, -18.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 25.35, 312.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% 0.0437 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.067 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8242, 39.2512, 61.1859) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.39
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.58
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.20
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.26
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89FCA #B1CA9F
analogous
#A29FCA #B89FCA #CA9FC6
triadic
#B89FCA #CAB89F #9FCAB8
tetradic
#B89FCA #CAA29F #B1CA9F #9FC6CA
square
#B89FCA #CAA29F #B1CA9F #9FC6CA
split-complementary
#B89FCA #C6CA9F #9FCAA2
monochromatic
#7D559A #9B78B4 #B89FCA #D5C6E0 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B89FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#B89FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89FCA
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89FCA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA9C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 159, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.067 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbbda',
500: '#b89fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89fca; $custom-light: #cdbbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 159,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.884,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73881,
"c": 0.06674,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.39251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89FCA
secondary
#E1E8DD
accent
#A83E6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083