#BB8BB7#BB8BB7
#BB8BB7 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.083 H 329.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8BB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 139, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 2.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, 25.63, -15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 30.14, 328.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.72% 0.0716 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.72% 0.083 329.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2726, 32.4501, 49.0380) |
| Luminance | 0.3245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.16
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.35
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 8.12
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8BB7 #8BBB8F
analogous
#A78BBB #BB8BB7 #BB8B9F
triadic
#BB8BB7 #B7BB8B #8BB7BB
tetradic
#BB8BB7 #BBA78B #8BBB8F #8B9FBB
square
#BB8BB7 #BBA78B #8BBB8F #8B9FBB
split-complementary
#BB8BB7 #9FBB8B #8BBBA7
monochromatic
#804B7C #A4649F #BB8BB7 #D2B2CF #E8D8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BB8BB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#BB8BB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8BB7
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8BB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8BB7 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8996B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949DB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF8E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8bb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 139, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.083 329.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0adcc',
500: '#bb8bb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8bb7; $custom-light: #d0adcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8bb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 139,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69721,
"c": 0.08337,
"h": 329.2
},
"luminance": 0.32449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8BB7
secondary
#C8D9CA
accent
#A54941
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F8
border
#D2CED1
text
#141013
muted
#827F82