#BB81BF#BB81BF
#BB81BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.110 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB81BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 129, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 33%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 32%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.68, 32.70, -23.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.68, 40.26, 324.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.27% 0.0894 -0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.27% 0.11 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7468, 30.0282, 53.0878) |
| Luminance | 0.3003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.24
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.51
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB81BF #85BF81
analogous
#9C81BF #BB81BF #BF81A4
triadic
#BB81BF #BFBB81 #81BFBB
tetradic
#BB81BF #BF9C81 #85BF81 #81A4BF
square
#BB81BF #BF9C81 #85BF81 #81A4BF
split-complementary
#BB81BF #A4BF81 #81BF9C
monochromatic
#7F4383 #A558AA #BB81BF #D1AAD4 #E7D2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB81BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#BB81BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB81BF
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB81BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB81BF | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C91C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8798
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb81bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 129, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.110 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a6d2',
500: '#bb81bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb81bf; $custom-light: #d0a6d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb81bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 129,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.129,
"s": 32.632,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68265,
"c": 0.10986,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.30027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB81BF
secondary
#C4D9C3
accent
#AB3A41
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82