Muted violet
#B2B2CA
#B2B2CA is a muted violet with low intensity, at step 300 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 9.1:1. On white it reaches only 2.1:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#B2B2CA shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #B2B2CA kept exactly at step 300. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F6F6FF
- 100 E9E9FC
- 200 D7D7EB
- 300 B2B2CA
- 400 A1A1B7
- 500 85859C
- 600 6B6B80
- 700 535367
- 800 3E3E4F
- 900 2A2A38
- 950 171722
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-violet-50: #f6f6ff; --color-violet-100: #e9e9fc; --color-violet-200: #d7d7eb; --color-violet-300: #b2b2ca; --color-violet-400: #a1a1b7; --color-violet-500: #85859c; --color-violet-600: #6b6b80; --color-violet-700: #535367; --color-violet-800: #3e3e4f; --color-violet-900: #2a2a38; --color-violet-950: #171722;}Is #B2B2CA readable?
Contrast for text on #B2B2CA and for #B2B2CA used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.1APCA Lc 45 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 9.1APCA Lc 63 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #75748B · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.1APCA Lc 41 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 9.1APCA Lc 61 · Content text 16px and up
Color palettes with #B2B2CA
Six palettes built around #B2B2CA, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#B2B2CA · #A26EB3 · #39A2FF · #FFD6EC · #2C2B38
- Complementary#B2B2CA · #C4B168 · #D0AF00 · #EAE7FF · #2A2A32
- Split complementary#B2B2CA · #B0752C · #84D073 · #E8E8FF · #302F38
- Triadic#B2B2CA · #DD7D38 · #00D596 · #D8D8FF · #31313B
- Tetradic#B2B2CA · #D57681 · #CEAF2D · #74F1EB · #262730
- Monochromatic#B2B2CA · #8C76DA · #A385FF · #DDE1FF · #1E1F27
#B2B2CA as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #B2B2CA looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F6F6FF
- Brand 100, #E9E9FC
- Brand 200, #D7D7EB
- Brand 300, #B2B2CA
- Brand 400, #A1A1B7
- Brand 500, #85859C
- Brand 600, #6B6B80
- Brand 700, #535367
- Brand 800, #3E3E4F
- Brand 900, #2A2A38
- Brand 950, #171722
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D3D4D9
- Neutral 400, #A0A0A8
- Neutral 500, #72727B
- Neutral 600, #53535C
- Neutral 700, #3F3F47
- Neutral 800, #27272E
- Neutral 900, #17171D
- Neutral 950, #0A090F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #38A976
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #EAA453
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 300 with neutral 950 text, at 9.6:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 300: it already reads on the dark background at 9.6:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #B2B2CA
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.