#BB8FBF#BB8FBF
#BB8FBF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.084 H 323.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8FBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 27%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 25%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, 24.93, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 31.05, 323.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.068 -0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.084 323.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7188, 33.9723, 53.7451) |
| Luminance | 0.3397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.25
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.54
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.61
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.62
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8FBF #93BF8F
analogous
#A38FBF #BB8FBF #BF8FAB
triadic
#BB8FBF #BFBB8F #8FBFBB
tetradic
#BB8FBF #BFA38F #93BF8F #8FABBF
square
#BB8FBF #BFA38F #93BF8F #8FABBF
split-complementary
#BB8FBF #ABBF8F #8FBFA3
monochromatic
#824D87 #A368A9 #BB8FBF #D3B6D5 #EADDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BB8FBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#BB8FBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8FBF
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8FBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8FBF | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9AC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD93A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8fbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.084 323.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0d2',
500: '#bb8fbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8fbf; $custom-light: #d0b0d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8fbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70752,
"c": 0.08436,
"h": 323.7
},
"luminance": 0.33971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8FBF
secondary
#CEDDCD
accent
#A64048
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82