#B28BBB#B28BBB
#B28BBB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.082 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 139, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.94, 23.36, -19.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.94, 30.35, 320.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.97% 0.0624 -0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.97% 0.082 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5611, 31.5188, 51.1618) |
| Luminance | 0.3152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 3.82
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.40
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.15
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28BBB #94BB8B
analogous
#9A8BBB #B28BBB #BB8BAC
triadic
#B28BBB #BBB28B #8BBBB2
tetradic
#B28BBB #BB9A8B #94BB8B #8BACBB
square
#B28BBB #BB9A8B #94BB8B #8BACBB
split-complementary
#B28BBB #ACBB8B #8BBB9A
monochromatic
#764B80 #9864A4 #B28BBB #CCB2D2 #E5D8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#B28BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#B28BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B28BBB
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28BBB | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8696BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3909C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 139, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.082 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9adcf',
500: '#b28bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28bbb; $custom-light: #c9adcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 139,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.75,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68968,
"c": 0.08157,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.31518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28BBB
secondary
#CCD9C8
accent
#A54154
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131013
muted
#827F82