#BB8EE3#BB8EE3
#BB8EE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.129 H 307.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8EE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 142, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, 32.98, -36.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 49.39, 311.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.0788 -0.1017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.129 307.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0290, 35.4573, 77.1826) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.23
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.26
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.55
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8EE3 #B6E38E
analogous
#918EE3 #BB8EE3 #E38EE0
triadic
#BB8EE3 #E3BB8E #8EE3BB
tetradic
#BB8EE3 #E3918E #B6E38E #8EE0E3
square
#BB8EE3 #E3918E #B6E38E #8EE0E3
split-complementary
#BB8EE3 #E0E38E #8EE391
monochromatic
#8031C6 #9D5DD7 #BB8EE3 #D9BFEF #F0E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BB8EE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BB8EE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8EE3
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8EE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8EE3 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C9FE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A1E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69BAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8ee3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.129 307.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0afec',
500: '#bb8ee3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8ee3; $custom-light: #d0afec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8ee3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 142,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.765,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72098,
"c": 0.1287,
"h": 307.8
},
"luminance": 0.35457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8EE3
secondary
#E5F0DB
accent
#C81E6E
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FD
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84