#BB79D2#BB79D2
#BB79D2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.145 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB79D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 121, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 50%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 42%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 42.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.69, 40.87, -35.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.69, 54.29, 318.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.77% 0.1057 -0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.77% 0.145 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9621, 28.8938, 64.4849) |
| Luminance | 0.2889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.61
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.88
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.14
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB79D2 #90D279
analogous
#8E79D2 #BB79D2 #D279BD
triadic
#BB79D2 #D2BB79 #79D2BB
tetradic
#BB79D2 #D28E79 #90D279 #79BDD2
square
#BB79D2 #D28E79 #90D279 #79BDD2
split-complementary
#BB79D2 #BDD279 #79D28E
monochromatic
#81349C #A44BC3 #BB79D2 #D2A7E1 #E9D5F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#BB79D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#BB79D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB79D2
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB79D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB79D2 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C94CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB859C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb79d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 121, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.145 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a1e0',
500: '#bb79d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb79d2; $custom-light: #d1a1e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb79d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 121,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.494,
"s": 49.721,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67774,
"c": 0.14455,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.28893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB79D2
secondary
#CCE3C4
accent
#BD284F
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF3FB
border
#D3CDD4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83