#B8A7CD#B8A7CD
#B8A7CD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.057 H 305.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.03, 13.41, -17.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.03, 21.71, 308.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% 0.0328 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.057 305.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6033, 42.2357, 63.5483) |
| Luminance | 0.4224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.40
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.95
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.37
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A7CD #BCCDA7
analogous
#A7A9CD #B8A7CD #CBA7CD
triadic
#B8A7CD #CDB8A7 #A7CDB8
tetradic
#B8A7CD #CDA7A9 #BCCDA7 #A7CDCB
square
#B8A7CD #CDA7A9 #BCCDA7 #A7CDCB
split-complementary
#B8A7CD #CDCBA7 #A9CDA7
monochromatic
#795A9F #9980B7 #B8A7CD #D7CEE3 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#B8A7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#B8A7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A7CD
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A7CD | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5ACB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.057 305.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc1dc',
500: '#b8a7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a7cd; $custom-light: #cdc1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.842,
"s": 27.536,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7554,
"c": 0.05672,
"h": 305.4
},
"luminance": 0.42236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A7CD
secondary
#E6EAE1
accent
#A63F78
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183