#BB7BDD#BB7BDD
#BB7BDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.154 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7BDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 59%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 44%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 44.3%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 42.10, -40.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 58.39, 316.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.63% 0.1047 -0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.63% 0.154 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6254, 29.9520, 72.0338) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.23
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.62
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.77
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.93
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.44
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7BDD #9DDD7B
analogous
#8A7BDD #BB7BDD #DD7BCE
triadic
#BB7BDD #DDBB7B #7BDDBB
tetradic
#BB7BDD #DD8A7B #9DDD7B #7BCEDD
square
#BB7BDD #DD8A7B #9DDD7B #7BCEDD
split-complementary
#BB7BDD #CEDD7B #7BDD8A
monochromatic
#832DB0 #A24AD0 #BB7BDD #D4ACEA #EDDCF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB7BDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BB7BDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7BDD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7BDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7BDD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6791E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7896DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B889A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7bdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 123, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.154 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a2e8',
500: '#bb7bdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7bdd; $custom-light: #d1a2e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7bdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 123,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.184,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68629,
"c": 0.15351,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.29951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7BDD
secondary
#D5E9CB
accent
#C71F59
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FC
border
#D3CED5
text
#140F16
muted
#837F84