#BB87CB#BB87CB
#BB87CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.112 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB87CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 135, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.51, 31.77, -27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.51, 41.97, 319.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% 0.0835 -0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.112 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9355, 32.2055, 60.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.3221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.35
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.51
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.65
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.43
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB87CB #97CB87
analogous
#9987CB #BB87CB #CB87B9
triadic
#BB87CB #CBBB87 #87CBBB
tetradic
#BB87CB #CB9987 #97CB87 #87B9CB
square
#BB87CB #CB9987 #97CB87 #87B9CB
split-complementary
#BB87CB #B9CB87 #87CB99
monochromatic
#824196 #A35CB8 #BB87CB #D3B2DE #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BB87CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#BB87CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB87CB
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB87CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB87CB | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb87cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.112 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aadb',
500: '#bb87cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb87cb; $custom-light: #d0aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb87cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 135,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 39.535,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69809,
"c": 0.11222,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.32205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB87CB
secondary
#D1E2CC
accent
#B33351
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83