#B99ABC#B99ABC
#B99ABC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.060 H 323.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99ABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 154, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, 17.54, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 21.99, 322.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0478 -0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.06 323.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6391, 37.0571, 52.5791) |
| Luminance | 0.3706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.41
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.05
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.01
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99ABC #9DBC9A
analogous
#A89ABC #B99ABC #BC9AAE
triadic
#B99ABC #BCB99A #9ABCB9
tetradic
#B99ABC #BCA89A #9DBC9A #9AAEBC
square
#B99ABC #BCA89A #9DBC9A #9AAEBC
split-complementary
#B99ABC #AEBC9A #9ABCA8
monochromatic
#805884 #A075A4 #B99ABC #D3BFD4 #ECE4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B99ABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#B99ABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99ABC
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99ABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99ABC | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A2BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA5BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9DA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99abc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 154, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.060 323.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb8d0',
500: '#b99abc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99abc; $custom-light: #ceb8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99abc",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 154,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.706,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72503,
"c": 0.05957,
"h": 323.3
},
"luminance": 0.37056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99ABC
secondary
#D4DED4
accent
#9F474F
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082