#B99ACA#B99ACA
#B99ACA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.076 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 154, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 31%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.79, 20.34, -20.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.79, 28.76, 315.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0523 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.076 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2221, 37.6903, 60.9163) |
| Luminance | 0.3769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.96
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.28
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99ACA #ABCA9A
analogous
#A19ACA #B99ACA #CA9AC3
triadic
#B99ACA #CAB99A #9ACAB9
tetradic
#B99ACA #CAA19A #ABCA9A #9AC3CA
square
#B99ACA #CAA19A #ABCA9A #9AC3CA
split-complementary
#B99ACA #C3CA9A #9ACAA1
monochromatic
#7F5099 #9D72B5 #B99ACA #D5C2DF #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B99ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#B99ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99ACA
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99ACA | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 154, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.076 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb8da',
500: '#b99aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99aca; $custom-light: #ceb8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 154,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.75,
"s": 31.169,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73023,
"c": 0.07606,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.3769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99ACA
secondary
#DEE7D9
accent
#AA3C63
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083