#BB8CD0#BB8CD0

#BB8CD0 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.109 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8CD0
RGB	rgb(187, 140, 208)
HSL	hsl(281, 42%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(281, 33%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.86, 30.02, -28.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.86, 41.15, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(70.9% 0.0773 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(70.9% 0.109 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(41.2550, 33.8758, 64.0277)
Luminance	0.3387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8CD0 #A1D08C

analogous

#998CD0 #BB8CD0 #D08CC3

triadic

#BB8CD0 #D0BB8C #8CD0BB

tetradic

#BB8CD0 #D0998C #A1D08C #8CC3D0

square

#BB8CD0 #D0998C #A1D08C #8CC3D0

split-complementary

#BB8CD0 #C3D08C #8CD099

monochromatic

#8341A0 #A161BE #BB8CD0 #D5B7E2 #EEE3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#BB8CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#BB8CD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8CD0

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8CD0	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9FCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA94A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 140, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.109 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0aede',
    500: '#bb8cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8cd0;
$custom-light: #d0aede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.471,
    "s": 41.975,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70901,
    "c": 0.10915,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.33875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8CD0

secondary

#D8E6D2

accent

#B53059

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8CD0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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