#BB85BF#BB85BF
#BB85BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.103 H 324.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB85BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 31%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 30%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 30.4%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.59, 30.49, -22.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.59, 37.65, 324.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% 0.0833 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.103 324.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2840, 31.1026, 53.2668) |
| Luminance | 0.3110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.98
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB85BF #89BF85
analogous
#9E85BF #BB85BF #BF85A6
triadic
#BB85BF #BFBB85 #85BFBB
tetradic
#BB85BF #BF9E85 #89BF85 #85A6BF
square
#BB85BF #BF9E85 #89BF85 #85A6BF
split-complementary
#BB85BF #A6BF85 #85BF9E
monochromatic
#804584 #A55DAA #BB85BF #D1ADD4 #E8D5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#BB85BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#BB85BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB85BF
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB85BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB85BF | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8093C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8B9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb85bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.103 324.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a9d2',
500: '#bb85bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb85bf; $custom-light: #d0a9d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb85bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.862,
"s": 31.183,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68961,
"c": 0.10261,
"h": 324.3
},
"luminance": 0.31101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB85BF
secondary
#C7DAC6
accent
#AA3C43
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82