#BB86CE#BB86CE
#BB86CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.117 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB86CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 134, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 42%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 35%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.40, 32.93, -29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.40, 44.06, 318.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.77% 0.0857 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.77% 0.117 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1576, 32.0722, 62.4557) |
| Luminance | 0.3207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.32
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.44
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB86CE #99CE86
analogous
#9786CE #BB86CE #CE86BD
triadic
#BB86CE #CEBB86 #86CEBB
tetradic
#BB86CE #CE9786 #99CE86 #86BDCE
square
#BB86CE #CE9786 #99CE86 #86BDCE
split-complementary
#BB86CE #BDCE86 #86CE97
monochromatic
#833F9B #A35ABC #BB86CE #D3B2E0 #ECDDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BB86CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#BB86CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB86CE
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB86CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB86CE | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C96D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8FA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb86ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.117 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aadd',
500: '#bb86ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb86ce; $custom-light: #d0aadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb86ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 134,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.167,
"s": 42.353,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69765,
"c": 0.11741,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.32071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB86CE
secondary
#D2E3CC
accent
#B53053
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83