#C2B4CB#C2B4CB
#C2B4CB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.036 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 18%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 11%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.09, 9.23, -9.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.09, 13.47, 313.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.88% 0.024 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.88% 0.036 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3471, 48.4239, 63.2354) |
| Luminance | 0.4842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.45
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.82
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.96
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 11.00
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 11.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B4CB #BDCBB4
analogous
#B7B4CB #C2B4CB #CBB4C8
triadic
#C2B4CB #CBC2B4 #B4CBC2
tetradic
#C2B4CB #CBB7B4 #BDCBB4 #B4C8CB
square
#C2B4CB #CBB7B4 #BDCBB4 #B4C8CB
split-complementary
#C2B4CB #C8CBB4 #B4CBB7
monochromatic
#876C99 #A590B2 #C2B4CB #DFD8E4 #F0EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C2B4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#C2B4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B4CB
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B4CB | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B9CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.036 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cada',
500: '#c2b4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b4cb; $custom-light: #d4cada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.522,
"s": 18.11,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78876,
"c": 0.03554,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.48424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B4CB
secondary
#E5E9E2
accent
#9C496A
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FA
border
#D3D1D3
text
#141314
muted
#838283