#BB89BE#BB89BE
#BB89BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.094 H 324.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB89BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 137, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.49, 28.08, -20.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.49, 34.56, 324.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0769 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.094 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7324, 32.1750, 52.8753) |
| Luminance | 0.3217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.52
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.33
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB89BE #8CBE89
analogous
#A189BE #BB89BE #BE89A7
triadic
#BB89BE #BEBB89 #89BEBB
tetradic
#BB89BE #BEA189 #8CBE89 #89A7BE
square
#BB89BE #BEA189 #8CBE89 #89A7BE
split-complementary
#BB89BE #A7BE89 #89BEA1
monochromatic
#814984 #A462A8 #BB89BE #D2B0D4 #E8D8E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BB89BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#BB89BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB89BE
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB89BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB89BE | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8596C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb89be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.094 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0acd1',
500: '#bb89be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb89be; $custom-light: #d0acd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb89be",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 137,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.604,
"s": 28.962,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69629,
"c": 0.09426,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.32174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB89BE
secondary
#C9DBC8
accent
#A83E44
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82