#BB8ADA#BB8ADA
#BB8ADA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.125 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8ADA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 52%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 37%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 36.7%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.81, 33.24, -33.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.81, 47.40, 314.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% 0.0826 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.125 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2347, 33.8044, 70.6161) |
| Luminance | 0.3380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.58
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.42
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.79
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.86
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8ADA #A9DA8A
analogous
#938ADA #BB8ADA #DA8AD1
triadic
#BB8ADA #DABB8A #8ADABB
tetradic
#BB8ADA #DA938A #A9DA8A #8AD1DA
square
#BB8ADA #DA938A #A9DA8A #8AD1DA
split-complementary
#BB8ADA #D1DA8A #8ADA93
monochromatic
#8238B1 #A05CCB #BB8ADA #D6B8E9 #F1E7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#BB8ADA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#BB8ADA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8ADA
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8ADA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8ADA | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B9BDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B895A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8ada; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.125 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ade5',
500: '#bb8ada',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8ada; $custom-light: #d0ade5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8ada",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.75,
"s": 51.948,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70991,
"c": 0.12454,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.33804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8ADA
secondary
#DDEBD5
accent
#BF2662
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84