#B8A2CF#B8A2CF
#B8A2CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.068 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 162, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 22%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.85, 16.59, -19.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.85, 25.97, 309.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% 0.0409 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.068 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9479, 40.5362, 64.5284) |
| Luminance | 0.4054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.66
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.19
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A2CF #B9CFA2
analogous
#A2A3CF #B8A2CF #CEA2CF
triadic
#B8A2CF #CFB8A2 #A2CFB8
tetradic
#B8A2CF #CFA2A3 #B9CFA2 #A2CFCE
square
#B8A2CF #CFA2A3 #B9CFA2 #A2CFCE
split-complementary
#B8A2CF #CFCEA2 #A3CFA2
monochromatic
#7A54A3 #997ABA #B8A2CF #D7CAE4 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#B8A2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#B8A2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A2CF
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A2CF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAAD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 162, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.068 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbddd',
500: '#b8a2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a2cf; $custom-light: #cdbddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 162,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.333,
"s": 31.915,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74646,
"c": 0.06794,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.40536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A2CF
secondary
#E6EBE0
accent
#AB3B74
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183