#BB81BE#BB81BE
#BB81BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.109 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB81BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 129, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 32%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 32%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, 32.51, -22.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 39.81, 324.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.22% 0.0891 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.22% 0.109 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6371, 29.9843, 52.5102) |
| Luminance | 0.2998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.32
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.40
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.63
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB81BE #84BE81
analogous
#9C81BE #BB81BE #BE81A3
triadic
#BB81BE #BEBB81 #81BEBB
tetradic
#BB81BE #BE9C81 #84BE81 #81A3BE
square
#BB81BE #BE9C81 #84BE81 #81A3BE
split-complementary
#BB81BE #A3BE81 #81BE9C
monochromatic
#7F4382 #A559A9 #BB81BE #D1A9D3 #E7D2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB81BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#BB81BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB81BE
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB81BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB81BE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C90C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8797
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb81be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 129, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.109 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a6d1',
500: '#bb81be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb81be; $custom-light: #d0a6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb81be",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 129,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.049,
"s": 31.937,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68224,
"c": 0.10882,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.29983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB81BE
secondary
#C3D8C2
accent
#AB3B40
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82