#B8ACBA#B8ACBA
#B8ACBA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.024 H 321.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8ACBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 9%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 8%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, 6.87, -5.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 8.86, 320.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.88% 0.0186 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.88% 0.024 321.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3813, 43.2409, 52.5058) |
| Luminance | 0.4324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.33
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.60
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.98
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.47
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8ACBA #AEBAAC
analogous
#B1ACBA #B8ACBA #BAACB5
triadic
#B8ACBA #BAB8AC #ACBAB8
tetradic
#B8ACBA #BAB1AC #AEBAAC #ACB5BA
square
#B8ACBA #BAB1AC #AEBAAC #ACB5BA
split-complementary
#B8ACBA #B5BAAC #ACBAB1
monochromatic
#7E6B81 #9B8B9E #B8ACBA #D5CDD6 #F1EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B8ACBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#B8ACBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8ACBA
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8ACBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8ACBA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAFBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB0B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9ADB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8acba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.024 321.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc4ce',
500: '#b8acba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8acba; $custom-light: #cdc4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8acba",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.429,
"s": 9.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75878,
"c": 0.02382,
"h": 321.4
},
"luminance": 0.43241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8ACBA
secondary
#E0E3DF
accent
#93525C
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F9
border
#D2D1D2
text
#131213
muted
#828182