#B09FBA
Lilac · light cool purple
About #B09FBA
#B09FBA is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 62% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A9BA9F — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B09FBA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B09FBA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #B09FBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B09FBA?
#B09FBA is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 62% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B09FBA?
Use black text. Black on #B09FBA has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B09FBA?
Its complementary colour is #A9BA9F, and analogous partners are #A39FBA and #BA9FB6.