#BB8DDD#BB8DDD
#BB8DDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.123 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8DDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 141, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, 32.22, -34.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 46.99, 313.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.65% 0.079 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.65% 0.123 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0672, 34.8355, 72.8477) |
| Luminance | 0.3483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.32
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.00
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.79
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8DDD #AFDD8D
analogous
#938DDD #BB8DDD #DD8DD7
triadic
#BB8DDD #DDBB8D #8DDDBB
tetradic
#BB8DDD #DD938D #AFDD8D #8DD7DD
square
#BB8DDD #DD938D #AFDD8D #8DD7DD
split-complementary
#BB8DDD #D7DD8D #8DDD93
monochromatic
#8237B9 #9F5ECF #BB8DDD #D7BCEB #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BB8DDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#BB8DDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8DDD
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8DDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8DDD | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E9DE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A0DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B798AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8ddd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 141, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.123 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0afe8',
500: '#bb8ddd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8ddd; $custom-light: #d0afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8ddd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 141,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.5,
"s": 54.054,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71649,
"c": 0.12302,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.34835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8DDD
secondary
#E1EED8
accent
#C22467
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84