#BB85B5#BB85B5
#BB85B5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.092 H 330.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB85B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 29%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 3.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.23, 28.59, -16.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.23, 33.25, 329.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.57% 0.0804 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.57% 0.092 330.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2209, 30.6774, 47.6678) |
| Luminance | 0.3068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.48
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.33
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.62
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.36
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.64
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB85B5 #85BB8B
analogous
#A685BB #BB85B5 #BB859A
triadic
#BB85B5 #B5BB85 #85B5BB
tetradic
#BB85B5 #BBA685 #85BB8B #859ABB
square
#BB85B5 #BBA685 #85BB8B #859ABB
split-complementary
#BB85B5 #9ABB85 #85BBA6
monochromatic
#7F4779 #A55E9D #BB85B5 #D1ACCD #E7D4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#BB85B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#BB85B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB85B5
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB85B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB85B5 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8392B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF8896
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb85b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.092 330.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a9cb',
500: '#bb85b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb85b5; $custom-light: #d0a9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb85b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.667,
"s": 28.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68568,
"c": 0.09243,
"h": 330.4
},
"luminance": 0.30676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB85B5
secondary
#C4D8C6
accent
#A74A3E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F8
border
#D2CED1
text
#141013
muted
#827F82