#B99ABA#B99ABA
#B99ABA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.057 H 325.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 154, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, 17.16, -12.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 21.07, 324.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% 0.0471 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.057 325.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4250, 36.9714, 51.4515) |
| Luminance | 0.3697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.63
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.01
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.15
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.95
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.17
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99ABA #9BBA9A
analogous
#A99ABA #B99ABA #BA9AAB
triadic
#B99ABA #BAB99A #9ABAB9
tetradic
#B99ABA #BAA99A #9BBA9A #9AABBA
square
#B99ABA #BAA99A #9BBA9A #9AABBA
split-complementary
#B99ABA #ABBA9A #9ABAA9
monochromatic
#805881 #A076A1 #B99ABA #D2BED3 #EBE3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B99ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#B99ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99ABA
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99ABA | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A1BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA5B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9DA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 154, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.057 325.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb8ce',
500: '#b99aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99aba; $custom-light: #ceb8ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 154,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.125,
"s": 18.824,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72433,
"c": 0.05738,
"h": 325.2
},
"luminance": 0.36971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99ABA
secondary
#D3DDD3
accent
#9D484B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082