#BB8BE9#BB8BE9
#BB8BE9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.141 H 306.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8BE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 139, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, 35.97, -40.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 54.35, 311.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.86% 0.0843 -0.1132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.86% 0.141 306.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4312, 34.9136, 81.4733) |
| Luminance | 0.3491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.19
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.73
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.40
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.65
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8BE9 #B9E98B
analogous
#8C8BE9 #BB8BE9 #E98BE8
triadic
#BB8BE9 #E9BB8B #8BE9BB
tetradic
#BB8BE9 #E98C8B #B9E98B #8BE8E9
square
#BB8BE9 #E98C8B #B9E98B #8BE8E9
split-complementary
#BB8BE9 #E8E98B #8BE98C
monochromatic
#7F28D2 #9D58DF #BB8BE9 #D9BEF3 #F0E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB8BE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BB8BE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8BE9
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8BE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8BE9 | 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)
#769EED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A0E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49AAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8be9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 139, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.141 306.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adf0',
500: '#bb8be9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8be9; $custom-light: #d1adf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8be9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 139,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.638,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71864,
"c": 0.1411,
"h": 306.7
},
"luminance": 0.34913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8BE9
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D01571
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84