#BB8CCC#BB8CCC
#BB8CCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.104 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 140, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.71, 29.20, -26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.71, 39.19, 318.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% 0.0762 -0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.104 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7691, 33.6815, 61.4685) |
| Luminance | 0.3368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.48
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.59
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.90
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.93
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8CCC #9DCC8C
analogous
#9B8CCC #BB8CCC #CC8CBD
triadic
#BB8CCC #CCBB8C #8CCCBB
tetradic
#BB8CCC #CC9B8C #9DCC8C #8CBDCC
square
#BB8CCC #CC9B8C #9DCC8C #8CBDCC
split-complementary
#BB8CCC #BDCC8C #8CCC9B
monochromatic
#83449A #A262B9 #BB8CCC #D4B6DF #EDE1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#BB8CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#BB8CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8CCC
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8CCC | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#839ACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB94A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 140, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.104 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aedb',
500: '#bb8ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8ccc; $custom-light: #d0aedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 140,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.063,
"s": 38.554,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70732,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.33681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8CCC
secondary
#D5E4D0
accent
#B23455
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83