#B8AFBF#B8AFBF

#B8AFBF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.025 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8AFBF
RGB	rgb(184, 175, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 11%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(274, 8%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.64, 6.20, -6.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.64, 9.34, 311.57°)
OKLab	oklab(76.64% 0.016 -0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(76.64% 0.025 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(44.4995, 44.6120, 55.5468)
Luminance	0.4461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8AFBF #B6BFAF

analogous

#B0AFBF #B8AFBF #BFAFBE

triadic

#B8AFBF #BFB8AF #AFBFB8

tetradic

#B8AFBF #BFB0AF #B6BFAF #AFBEBF

square

#B8AFBF #BFB0AF #B6BFAF #AFBEBF

split-complementary

#B8AFBF #BEBFAF #AFBFB0

monochromatic

#7B6C87 #9A8DA4 #B8AFBF #D6D1DA #F0EEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#B8AFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#B8AFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B8AFBF

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8AFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B8AFBF	1.00	2.12	9.92	9.92
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB2C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFB2BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7B1B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8afbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 175, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.025 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cdc6d2',
    500: '#b8afbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8afbf;
$custom-light: #cdc6d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8afbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 71.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76643,
    "c": 0.02457,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8AFBF

secondary

#E5E7E3

accent

#95506E

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F9

border

#D2D1D2

text

#131314

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8AFBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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