#B8B2CC#B8B2CC
#B8B2CC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.037 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 178, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 20%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.80, 7.16, -12.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.80, 14.29, 300.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% 0.0163 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.037 296.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5845, 46.3906, 63.6151) |
| Luminance | 0.4639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.93
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.09
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.10
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.21
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.25
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B2CC #C6CCB2
analogous
#B2B9CC #B8B2CC #C5B2CC
triadic
#B8B2CC #CCB8B2 #B2CCB8
tetradic
#B8B2CC #CCB2B9 #C6CCB2 #B2CCC5
square
#B8B2CC #CCB2B9 #C6CCB2 #B2CCC5
split-complementary
#B8B2CC #CCC5B2 #B9CCB2
monochromatic
#74689B #968DB4 #B8B2CC #DAD7E4 #EEEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#B8B2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#B8B2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B2CC
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B2CC | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB5CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5B6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 178, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.037 296.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc9db',
500: '#b8b2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b2cc; $custom-light: #cdc9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 178,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.846,
"s": 20.313,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7768,
"c": 0.03712,
"h": 296.1
},
"luminance": 0.46391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B2CC
secondary
#E7E9E2
accent
#9F478A
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283