#BB89CE#BB89CE
#BB89CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.112 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB89CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 137, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, 31.27, -28.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 42.12, 317.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% 0.0812 -0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.112 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5781, 32.9132, 62.5958) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.73
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB89CE #9CCE89
analogous
#9989CE #BB89CE #CE89BF
triadic
#BB89CE #CEBB89 #89CEBB
tetradic
#BB89CE #CE9989 #9CCE89 #89BFCE
square
#BB89CE #CE9989 #9CCE89 #89BFCE
split-complementary
#BB89CE #BFCE89 #89CE99
monochromatic
#83419C #A25EBC #BB89CE #D4B4E0 #EDDFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#BB89CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#BB89CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB89CE
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB89CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB89CE | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F98D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9DCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB91A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb89ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.112 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0acdd',
500: '#bb89ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb89ce; $custom-light: #d0acdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb89ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 137,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.478,
"s": 41.317,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70287,
"c": 0.11211,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.32912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB89CE
secondary
#D5E4CF
accent
#B43155
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83