#B99ADE#B99ADE
#B99ADE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.101 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 154, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 31%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.53, 24.59, -30.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.53, 38.99, 309.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% 0.0581 -0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.101 304.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7454, 38.6996, 74.2056) |
| Luminance | 0.3870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.05
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.04
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.37
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.92
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.60
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99ADE #BFDE9A
analogous
#9A9DDE #B99ADE #DB9ADE
triadic
#B99ADE #DEB99A #9ADEB9
tetradic
#B99ADE #DE9A9D #BFDE9A #9ADEDB
square
#B99ADE #DE9A9D #BFDE9A #9ADEDB
split-complementary
#B99ADE #DEDB9A #9DDE9A
monochromatic
#793EBF #996CCF #B99ADE #D9C8ED #EFE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B99ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#B99ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99ADE
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99ADE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA6E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 154, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.101 304.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb8e8',
500: '#b99ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99ade; $custom-light: #cfb8e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 154,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.353,
"s": 50.746,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73837,
"c": 0.10147,
"h": 304.9
},
"luminance": 0.38699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99ADE
secondary
#E6EFDC
accent
#BE2779
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084