#BB8FCC#BB8FCC
#BB8FCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.099 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, 27.53, -25.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 37.23, 317.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.27% 0.0717 -0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.27% 0.099 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2134, 34.5702, 61.6167) |
| Luminance | 0.3457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.40
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.00
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.75
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8FCC #A0CC8F
analogous
#9C8FCC #BB8FCC #CC8FBE
triadic
#BB8FCC #CCBB8F #8FCCBB
tetradic
#BB8FCC #CC9C8F #A0CC8F #8FBECC
square
#BB8FCC #CC9C8F #A0CC8F #8FBECC
split-complementary
#BB8FCC #BECC8F #8FCC9C
monochromatic
#83469A #A165B9 #BB8FCC #D5B9DF #EEE3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BB8FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#BB8FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8FCC
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8FCC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB96A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.099 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0db',
500: '#bb8fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8fcc; $custom-light: #d0b0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.279,
"s": 37.423,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71269,
"c": 0.09911,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.34569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8FCC
secondary
#D7E5D2
accent
#B03557
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83