#BB87CC#BB87CC
#BB87CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.113 H 317.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB87CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 135, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.55, 31.97, -27.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.55, 42.45, 318.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% 0.0837 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.113 317.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0550, 32.2533, 61.2305) |
| Luminance | 0.3225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.25
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.47
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.70
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.44
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB87CC #98CC87
analogous
#9987CC #BB87CC #CC87BB
triadic
#BB87CC #CCBB87 #87CCBB
tetradic
#BB87CC #CC9987 #98CC87 #87BBCC
square
#BB87CC #CC9987 #98CC87 #87BBCC
split-complementary
#BB87CC #BBCC87 #87CC99
monochromatic
#824198 #A35CBA #BB87CC #D3B2DE #ECDDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BB87CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#BB87CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB87CC
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB87CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB87CC | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E97CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb87cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.113 317.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aadb',
500: '#bb87cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb87cc; $custom-light: #d0aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb87cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 135,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.217,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69852,
"c": 0.11336,
"h": 317.6
},
"luminance": 0.32252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB87CC
secondary
#D2E3CC
accent
#B33252
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83