#BB86CC#BB86CC
#BB86CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.115 H 317.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB86CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 134, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 41%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.32, 32.52, -28.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.32, 43.10, 319.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% 0.0852 -0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.115 317.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9162, 31.9756, 61.1842) |
| Luminance | 0.3197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.45
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.39
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.55
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB86CC #97CC86
analogous
#9886CC #BB86CC #CC86BA
triadic
#BB86CC #CCBB86 #86CCBB
tetradic
#BB86CC #CC9886 #97CC86 #86BACC
square
#BB86CC #CC9886 #97CC86 #86BACC
split-complementary
#BB86CC #BACC86 #86CC98
monochromatic
#824098 #A35BBA #BB86CC #D3B1DE #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#BB86CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#BB86CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB86CC
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB86CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB86CC | 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)
#7C96CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8EA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb86cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.115 317.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aadb',
500: '#bb86cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb86cc; $custom-light: #d0aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb86cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 134,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.429,
"s": 40.698,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69679,
"c": 0.11514,
"h": 317.7
},
"luminance": 0.31975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB86CC
secondary
#D1E2CB
accent
#B43251
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83