#BB86CA#BB86CA
#BB86CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.113 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB86CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 134, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 34%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.24, 32.12, -27.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.24, 42.14, 319.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.59% 0.0847 -0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.59% 0.113 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6778, 31.8803, 59.9290) |
| Luminance | 0.3188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.41
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.38
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.42
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB86CA #95CA86
analogous
#9986CA #BB86CA #CA86B7
triadic
#BB86CA #CABB86 #86CABB
tetradic
#BB86CA #CA9986 #95CA86 #86B7CA
square
#BB86CA #CA9986 #95CA86 #86B7CA
split-complementary
#BB86CA #B7CA86 #86CA99
monochromatic
#824195 #A35BB7 #BB86CA #D3B1DD #EBDBEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#BB86CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#BB86CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB86CA
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB86CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB86CA | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb86ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.113 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aada',
500: '#bb86ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb86ca; $custom-light: #d0aada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb86ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 134,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.765,
"s": 39.08,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69593,
"c": 0.11287,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.31879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB86CA
secondary
#D0E1CB
accent
#B2334F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83