#BB8ABA#BB8ABA
#BB8ABA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.088 H 327.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 0.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.58, 26.75, -17.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.58, 32.11, 326.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.65% 0.0741 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.65% 0.088 327.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4440, 32.2881, 50.6520) |
| Luminance | 0.3229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.62
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.81
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.30
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8ABA #8ABB8B
analogous
#A38ABB #BB8ABA #BB8AA1
triadic
#BB8ABA #BABB8A #8ABABB
tetradic
#BB8ABA #BBA38A #8ABB8B #8AA1BB
square
#BB8ABA #BBA38A #8ABB8B #8AA1BB
split-complementary
#BB8ABA #A1BB8A #8ABBA3
monochromatic
#804A7F #A563A3 #BB8ABA #D1B1D1 #E8D7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BB8ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#BB8ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8ABA
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8ABA | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8796BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929CB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.088 327.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0acce',
500: '#bb8aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8aba; $custom-light: #d0acce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.224,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69653,
"c": 0.08825,
"h": 327.1
},
"luminance": 0.32287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8ABA
secondary
#C8D9C8
accent
#A54240
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141013
muted
#827F82