#B8ADCD#B8ADCD
#B8ADCD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.047 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8ADCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 173, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 24%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 16%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.55, 10.10, -14.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.55, 17.91, 304.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.72% 0.024 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.72% 0.047 301) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7281, 44.4852, 63.9232) |
| Luminance | 0.4449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.56
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.49
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.18
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.23
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8ADCD #C2CDAD
analogous
#ADB2CD #B8ADCD #C8ADCD
triadic
#B8ADCD #CDB8AD #ADCDB8
tetradic
#B8ADCD #CDADB2 #C2CDAD #ADCDC8
square
#B8ADCD #CDADB2 #C2CDAD #ADCDC8
split-complementary
#B8ADCD #CDC8AD #B2CDAD
monochromatic
#76619F #9787B6 #B8ADCD #D9D3E4 #EFECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#B8ADCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#B8ADCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8ADCD
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8ADCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8ADCD | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5B1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8adcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 173, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.047 301.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc5dc',
500: '#b8adcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8adcd; $custom-light: #cdc5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8adcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 173,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.625,
"s": 24.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76719,
"c": 0.04661,
"h": 301
},
"luminance": 0.44485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8ADCD
secondary
#E7EAE1
accent
#A34382
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183