#BB8AEE#BB8AEE
#BB8AEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.149 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.4%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, 37.65, -43.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 57.53, 310.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% 0.0866 -0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.149 305.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0115, 34.9151, 85.2404) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.72
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.70
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8AEE #BDEE8A
analogous
#8A8BEE #BB8AEE #ED8AEE
triadic
#BB8AEE #EEBB8A #8AEEBB
tetradic
#BB8AEE #EE8A8B #BDEE8A #8AEEED
square
#BB8AEE #EE8A8B #BDEE8A #8AEEED
split-complementary
#BB8AEE #EEED8A #8BEE8A
monochromatic
#7D20DD #9C55E6 #BB8AEE #DABFF6 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB8AEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BB8AEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8AEE
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8AEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8AEE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729EF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA0EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39AB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8aee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.149 305.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adf4',
500: '#bb8aee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8aee; $custom-light: #d1adf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8aee",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.4,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71939,
"c": 0.14887,
"h": 305.6
},
"luminance": 0.34915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8AEE
secondary
#E6F3D8
accent
#D70F75
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85