#BB88CB#BB88CB
#BB88CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.110 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB88CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 136, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 33%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.74, 31.21, -27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.74, 41.32, 319.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.98% 0.082 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.98% 0.11 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0757, 32.4859, 60.6476) |
| Luminance | 0.3249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.17
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.66
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.89
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.39
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB88CB #98CB88
analogous
#9A88CB #BB88CB #CB88BA
triadic
#BB88CB #CBBB88 #88CBBB
tetradic
#BB88CB #CB9A88 #98CB88 #88BACB
square
#BB88CB #CB9A88 #98CB88 #88BACB
split-complementary
#BB88CB #BACB88 #88CB9A
monochromatic
#824297 #A35DB8 #BB88CB #D3B3DE #ECDDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BB88CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#BB88CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB88CB
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB88CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB88CB | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F97CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB90A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb88cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 136, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.110 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0abdb',
500: '#bb88cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb88cb; $custom-light: #d0abdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb88cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 136,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.672,
"s": 39.181,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69984,
"c": 0.11044,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.32485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB88CB
secondary
#D2E2CD
accent
#B23352
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83