#BB79CA#BB79CA
#BB79CA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.136 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB79CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 121, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.34, 39.25, -31.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.34, 50.49, 321.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.4% 0.1041 -0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.136 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9902, 28.5050, 59.3665) |
| Luminance | 0.2850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.41
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.23
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.36
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.68
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB79CA #88CA79
analogous
#9279CA #BB79CA #CA79B0
triadic
#BB79CA #CABB79 #79CABB
tetradic
#BB79CA #CA9279 #88CA79 #79B0CA
square
#BB79CA #CA9279 #88CA79 #79B0CA
split-complementary
#BB79CA #B0CA79 #79CA92
monochromatic
#803990 #A54DB9 #BB79CA #D1A5DB #E8D1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#BB79CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#BB79CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB79CA
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB79CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB79CA | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F94C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb79ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 121, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.136 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a1da',
500: '#bb79ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb79ca; $custom-light: #d1a1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb79ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 121,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.889,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67402,
"c": 0.13581,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.28504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB79CA
secondary
#C6DEC1
accent
#B62F48
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F3FA
border
#D2CDD3
text
#140F15
muted
#827F83