#BB7BD4#BB7BD4
#BB7BD4 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.143 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7BD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 51%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 42%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 42%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.21, 40.20, -36.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.21, 54.00, 318.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% 0.1031 -0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.143 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4584, 29.4852, 65.8872) |
| Luminance | 0.2948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.59
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.97
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.91
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.18
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7BD4 #94D47B
analogous
#8E7BD4 #BB7BD4 #D47BC0
triadic
#BB7BD4 #D4BB7B #7BD4BB
tetradic
#BB7BD4 #D48E7B #94D47B #7BC0D4
square
#BB7BD4 #D48E7B #94D47B #7BC0D4
split-complementary
#BB7BD4 #C0D47B #7BD48E
monochromatic
#8234A0 #A34DC5 #BB7BD4 #D3A9E3 #EBD7F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BB7BD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#BB7BD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7BD4
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7BD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7BD4 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C90D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C96D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA879D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7bd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 123, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.143 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a2e1',
500: '#bb7bd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7bd4; $custom-light: #d1a2e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7bd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 123,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.146,
"s": 50.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68193,
"c": 0.14335,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.29484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7BD4
secondary
#CFE4C7
accent
#BE2752
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83