#BB8ECC#BB8ECC

#BB8ECC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.101 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8ECC
RGB	rgb(187, 142, 204)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(284, 30%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.18, 28.09, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.18, 37.88, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(71.09% 0.0732 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(71.09% 0.101 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(41.0640, 34.2713, 61.5668)
Luminance	0.3427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8ECC #9FCC8E

analogous

#9C8ECC #BB8ECC #CC8EBE

triadic

#BB8ECC #CCBB8E #8ECCBB

tetradic

#BB8ECC #CC9C8E #9FCC8E #8EBECC

square

#BB8ECC #CC9C8E #9FCC8E #8EBECC

split-complementary

#BB8ECC #BECC8E #8ECC9C

monochromatic

#83469A #A264B9 #BB8ECC #D4B8DF #EEE2F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#BB8ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.85

#BB8ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8ECC

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8ECC	1.00	2.67	7.85	7.85
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#869BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A0CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB95A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.101 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0afdb',
    500: '#bb8ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8ecc;
$custom-light: #d0afdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.548,
    "s": 37.805,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71089,
    "c": 0.10089,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8ECC

secondary

#D7E4D1

accent

#B13557

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8ECC

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

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