#B89FDA#B89FDA
#B89FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.088 H 303.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 20.62, -26.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 33.63, 307.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% 0.0486 -0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.088 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8177, 40.0487, 71.6851) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.67
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.99
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.56
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89FDA #C1DA9F
analogous
#9FA4DA #B89FDA #D69FDA
triadic
#B89FDA #DAB89F #9FDAB8
tetradic
#B89FDA #DA9FA4 #C1DA9F #9FDAD6
square
#B89FDA #DA9FA4 #C1DA9F #9FDAD6
split-complementary
#B89FDA #DAD69F #A4DA9F
monochromatic
#7747B8 #9773C9 #B89FDA #D9CBEB #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B89FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#B89FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89FDA
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89FDA | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AAD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.088 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebbe5',
500: '#b89fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89fda; $custom-light: #cebbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.424,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7451,
"c": 0.08751,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.40049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89FDA
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B82E7D
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131215
muted
#828184