#BB85B3#BB85B3
#BB85B3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.091 H 331.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB85B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 29%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 4.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.16, 28.22, -15.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.16, 32.42, 330.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% 0.0798 -0.0428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.091 331.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0172, 30.5959, 46.5948) |
| Luminance | 0.3059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.20
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.98
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.11
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB85B3 #85BB8D
analogous
#A885BB #BB85B3 #BB8598
triadic
#BB85B3 #B3BB85 #85B3BB
tetradic
#BB85B3 #BBA885 #85BB8D #8598BB
square
#BB85B3 #BBA885 #85BB8D #8598BB
split-complementary
#BB85B3 #98BB85 #85BBA8
monochromatic
#7F4777 #A55E9B #BB85B3 #D1ACCB #E7D4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BB85B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#BB85B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB85B3
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB85B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB85B3 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8492B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb85b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.091 331.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a9c9',
500: '#bb85b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb85b3; $custom-light: #d0a9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb85b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.889,
"s": 28.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68492,
"c": 0.09052,
"h": 331.8
},
"luminance": 0.30595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB85B3
secondary
#C4D8C7
accent
#A74E3E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F8
border
#D2CED1
text
#141013
muted
#827F82