#BB8BEF#BB8BEF
#BB8BEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.148 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8BEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 139, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, 37.33, -43.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 57.41, 310.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% 0.0854 -0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.148 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3029, 35.2623, 86.0643) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.52
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.23
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8BEF #BFEF8B
analogous
#8B8DEF #BB8BEF #ED8BEF
triadic
#BB8BEF #EFBB8B #8BEFBB
tetradic
#BB8BEF #EF8B8D #BFEF8B #8BEFED
square
#BB8BEF #EF8B8D #BFEF8B #8BEFED
split-complementary
#BB8BEF #EFED8B #8DEF8B
monochromatic
#7C1FE0 #9B55E8 #BB8BEF #DBC1F6 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BB8BEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#BB8BEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8BEF
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8BEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8BEF | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739FF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7EA0EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39BB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8bef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 139, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.148 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adf4',
500: '#bb8bef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8bef; $custom-light: #d1adf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8bef",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 139,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.8,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72157,
"c": 0.14847,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.35262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8BEF
secondary
#E6F3D8
accent
#D80E77
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85