#BB88CA#BB88CA
#BB88CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.109 H 318.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB88CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 136, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 38%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.70, 31.01, -26.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.70, 40.84, 319.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% 0.0817 -0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.109 318.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9569, 32.4384, 60.0220) |
| Luminance | 0.3244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.71
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.86
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB88CA #97CA88
analogous
#9A88CA #BB88CA #CA88B8
triadic
#BB88CA #CABB88 #88CABB
tetradic
#BB88CA #CA9A88 #97CA88 #88B8CA
square
#BB88CA #CA9A88 #97CA88 #88B8CA
split-complementary
#BB88CA #B8CA88 #88CA9A
monochromatic
#824295 #A35EB7 #BB88CA #D3B2DD #EBDDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BB88CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#BB88CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB88CA
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB88CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB88CA | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F97CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB90A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb88ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 136, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.109 318.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0abda',
500: '#bb88ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb88ca; $custom-light: #d0abda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb88ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 136,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.364,
"s": 38.372,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69942,
"c": 0.1093,
"h": 318.4
},
"luminance": 0.32437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB88CA
secondary
#D1E2CC
accent
#B13451
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83