#B89FCD#B89FCD
#B89FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.071 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.04, 17.84, -20.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.04, 26.88, 311.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% 0.0447 -0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.071 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1828, 39.3947, 63.0748) |
| Luminance | 0.3939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.48
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.97
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.49
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.06
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89FCD #B4CD9F
analogous
#A19FCD #B89FCD #CD9FCB
triadic
#B89FCD #CDB89F #9FCDB8
tetradic
#B89FCD #CDA19F #B4CD9F #9FCBCD
square
#B89FCD #CDA19F #B4CD9F #9FCBCD
split-complementary
#B89FCD #CBCD9F #9FCDA1
monochromatic
#7C539F #9A77B8 #B89FCD #D6C7E2 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B89FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#B89FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89FCD
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89FCD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.071 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbbdc',
500: '#b89fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89fcd; $custom-light: #cdbbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.609,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73995,
"c": 0.07057,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.39394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89FCD
secondary
#E3EADE
accent
#AA3B6E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083