#B8A1FF#B8A1FF
#B8A1FF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.134 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A1FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 161, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 100%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 37%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, 28.02, -43.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 51.91, 302.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% 0.0549 -0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.134 294.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5576, 42.8994, 100.2051) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.08
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.01
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.49
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.97
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A1FF #E8FFA1
analogous
#A1B9FF #B8A1FF #E7A1FF
triadic
#B8A1FF #FFB8A1 #A1FFB8
tetradic
#B8A1FF #FFA1B9 #E8FFA1 #A1FFE7
square
#B8A1FF #FFA1B9 #E8FFA1 #A1FFE7
split-complementary
#B8A1FF #FFE7A1 #B9FFA1
monochromatic
#5C27FF #8A64FF #B8A1FF #E6DEFF #E8E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#B8A1FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#B8A1FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A1FF
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A1FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A1FF | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87B0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AAEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9B1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a1ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 161, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.134 294.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbdff',
500: '#b8a1ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a1ff; $custom-light: #cfbdff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a1ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 161,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.681,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76522,
"c": 0.13364,
"h": 294.3
},
"luminance": 0.429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A1FF
secondary
#EFF7D4
accent
#E600AD
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141218
muted
#828186