#BB86CB#BB86CB
#BB86CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.114 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB86CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 134, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.28, 32.32, -27.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.28, 42.62, 319.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% 0.085 -0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.114 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7966, 31.9278, 60.5546) |
| Luminance | 0.3193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.55
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.37
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.42
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.38
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.52
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB86CB #96CB86
analogous
#9886CB #BB86CB #CB86B8
triadic
#BB86CB #CBBB86 #86CBBB
tetradic
#BB86CB #CB9886 #96CB86 #86B8CB
square
#BB86CB #CB9886 #96CB86 #86B8CB
split-complementary
#BB86CB #B8CB86 #86CB98
monochromatic
#824196 #A35BB9 #BB86CB #D3B1DD #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#BB86CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#BB86CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB86CB
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB86CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB86CB | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb86cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.114 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aadb',
500: '#bb86cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb86cb; $custom-light: #d0aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb86cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 134,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.087,
"s": 39.884,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69636,
"c": 0.114,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.31927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB86CB
secondary
#D0E2CB
accent
#B33350
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83