#BB8EDA#BB8EDA
#BB8EDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.118 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8EDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 142, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 35%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, 31.02, -32.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 44.83, 313.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% 0.0768 -0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.118 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8192, 34.9733, 70.8109) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.64
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.46
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.96
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8EDA #ADDA8E
analogous
#958EDA #BB8EDA #DA8ED3
triadic
#BB8EDA #DABB8E #8EDABB
tetradic
#BB8EDA #DA958E #ADDA8E #8ED3DA
square
#BB8EDA #DA958E #ADDA8E #8ED3DA
split-complementary
#BB8EDA #D3DA8E #8EDA95
monochromatic
#823BB3 #9F60CB #BB8EDA #D7BCE9 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB8EDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BB8EDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8EDA
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8EDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8EDA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#809DDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA1D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8eda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.118 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0afe5',
500: '#bb8eda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8eda; $custom-light: #d0afe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8eda",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 142,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.526,
"s": 50.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71689,
"c": 0.11765,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.34973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8EDA
secondary
#E0ECD8
accent
#BE2765
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84