#BB83B2#BB83B2
#BB83B2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.093 H 332.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB83B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 131, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 29%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 30%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 4.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, 29.15, -16.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 33.31, 331.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% 0.0826 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.093 332.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6452, 30.0132, 45.9737) |
| Luminance | 0.3001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.44
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.51
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.70
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.35
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB83B2 #83BB8C
analogous
#A883BB #BB83B2 #BB8396
triadic
#BB83B2 #B2BB83 #83B2BB
tetradic
#BB83B2 #BBA883 #83BB8C #8396BB
square
#BB83B2 #BBA883 #83BB8C #8396BB
split-complementary
#BB83B2 #96BB83 #83BBA8
monochromatic
#7E4575 #A55B99 #BB83B2 #D1ABCB #E6D2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB83B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#BB83B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB83B2
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB83B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB83B2 | 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)
#8290B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb83b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 131, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.093 332.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a7c9',
500: '#bb83b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb83b2; $custom-light: #d0a7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb83b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 131,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.643,
"s": 29.167,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.681,
"c": 0.09325,
"h": 332.3
},
"luminance": 0.30012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB83B2
secondary
#C3D7C6
accent
#A84F3E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F8
border
#D2CED1
text
#140F13
muted
#827F82