#B9A9FB#B9A9FB
#B9A9FB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.116 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A9FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 169, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 91%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 33%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.32, 22.89, -38.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.32, 44.94, 300.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.89% 0.0443 -0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.89% 0.116 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6039, 45.6545, 97.3415) |
| Luminance | 0.4566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.90
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.16
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.82
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.11
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A9FB #EBFBA9
analogous
#A9C2FB #B9A9FB #E2A9FB
triadic
#B9A9FB #FBB9A9 #A9FBB9
tetradic
#B9A9FB #FBA9C2 #EBFBA9 #A9FBE2
square
#B9A9FB #FBA9C2 #EBFBA9 #A9FBE2
split-complementary
#B9A9FB #FBE2A9 #C2FBA9
monochromatic
#5A34F6 #896FF8 #B9A9FB #E7E2FE #E7E2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#B9A9FB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#B9A9FB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A9FB
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A9FB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A9FB | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B5FE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95B3F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABB7C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a9fb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 169, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.116 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc2fd',
500: '#b9a9fb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a9fb; $custom-light: #cfc2fd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a9fb",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 169,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.707,
"s": 91.111,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77888,
"c": 0.11612,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.45655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A9FB
secondary
#EFF6D5
accent
#E600B9
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F7FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141217
muted
#828185