#BB86CF#BB86CF
#BB86CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.119 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB86CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 134, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 43%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 35%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.44, 33.14, -29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.44, 44.55, 318.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% 0.086 -0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.119 316.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2794, 32.1209, 63.0975) |
| Luminance | 0.3212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.26
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.33
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.68
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.55
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB86CF #9ACF86
analogous
#9786CF #BB86CF #CF86BE
triadic
#BB86CF #CFBB86 #86CFBB
tetradic
#BB86CF #CF9786 #9ACF86 #86BECF
square
#BB86CF #CF9786 #9ACF86 #86BECF
split-complementary
#BB86CF #BECF86 #86CF97
monochromatic
#833E9D #A25ABE #BB86CF #D4B2E0 #ECDEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BB86CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#BB86CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB86CF
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB86CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB86CF | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B96D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8FA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb86cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.119 316.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aade',
500: '#bb86cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb86cf; $custom-light: #d0aade; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb86cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 134,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.562,
"s": 43.195,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69809,
"c": 0.11856,
"h": 316.5
},
"luminance": 0.3212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB86CF
secondary
#D3E4CD
accent
#B62F54
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83