#BB85BD#BB85BD
#BB85BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.101 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB85BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 30%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 29.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.52, 30.10, -21.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.52, 36.74, 325.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.88% 0.0827 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.88% 0.101 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0654, 31.0152, 52.1156) |
| Luminance | 0.3101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.49
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.77
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.89
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.91
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB85BD #87BD85
analogous
#9F85BD #BB85BD #BD85A3
triadic
#BB85BD #BDBB85 #85BDBB
tetradic
#BB85BD #BD9F85 #87BD85 #85A3BD
square
#BB85BD #BD9F85 #87BD85 #85A3BD
split-complementary
#BB85BD #A3BD85 #85BD9F
monochromatic
#7F4682 #A55DA8 #BB85BD #D1ADD2 #E7D4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#BB85BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#BB85BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB85BD
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB85BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB85BD | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8193BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb85bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.101 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a9d1',
500: '#bb85bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb85bd; $custom-light: #d0a9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb85bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.857,
"s": 29.787,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6888,
"c": 0.10051,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.31014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB85BD
secondary
#C6D9C5
accent
#A83D41
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82