#BB78CC#BB78CC
#BB78CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.140 H 319.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB78CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 120, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 41.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.21, 40.19, -33.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.21, 52.07, 320.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.33% 0.106 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.33% 0.14 319.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1077, 28.3586, 60.5814) |
| Luminance | 0.2836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.67
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.38
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.44
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.88
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB78CC #89CC78
analogous
#9178CC #BB78CC #CC78B3
triadic
#BB78CC #CCBB78 #78CCBB
tetradic
#BB78CC #CC9178 #89CC78 #78B3CC
square
#BB78CC #CC9178 #89CC78 #78B3CC
split-complementary
#BB78CC #B3CC78 #78CC91
monochromatic
#803792 #A54CBB #BB78CC #D1A4DD #E8D1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#BB78CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#BB78CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB78CC
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB78CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB78CC | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D94C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb78cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 120, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.140 319.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a0dc',
500: '#bb78cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb78cc; $custom-light: #d1a0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb78cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 120,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.857,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67331,
"c": 0.13971,
"h": 319.3
},
"luminance": 0.28357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB78CC
secondary
#C7DFC1
accent
#B82D49
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140F15
muted
#827E83