#BB8EEF#BB8EEF
#BB8EEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.144 H 304.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8EEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 142, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, 35.67, -42.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 55.53, 309.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% 0.0812 -0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.144 304.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7433, 36.1430, 86.2111) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.41
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.92
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.88
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.42
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8EEF #C2EF8E
analogous
#8E92EF #BB8EEF #EC8EEF
triadic
#BB8EEF #EFBB8E #8EEFBB
tetradic
#BB8EEF #EF8E92 #C2EF8E #8EEFEC
square
#BB8EEF #EF8E92 #C2EF8E #8EEFEC
split-complementary
#BB8EEF #EFEC8E #92EF8E
monochromatic
#7A23E0 #9B58E7 #BB8EEF #DBC4F7 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BB8EEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#BB8EEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8EEF
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8EEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8EEF | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77A1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39EB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8eef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.144 304.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aff4',
500: '#bb8eef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8eef; $custom-light: #d1aff4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8eef",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 142,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.835,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72668,
"c": 0.14359,
"h": 304.4
},
"luminance": 0.36143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8EEF
secondary
#E6F3D8
accent
#D70E7A
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85