#BB8FCF#BB8FCF
#BB8FCF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.103 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8FCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 40%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 31%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.53, 28.15, -26.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.53, 38.70, 316.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.0726 -0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.103 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5767, 34.7155, 63.5299) |
| Luminance | 0.3472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.77
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.68
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.22
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.15
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8FCF #A3CF8F
analogous
#9B8FCF #BB8FCF #CF8FC3
triadic
#BB8FCF #CFBB8F #8FCFBB
tetradic
#BB8FCF #CF9B8F #A3CF8F #8FC3CF
square
#BB8FCF #CF9B8F #A3CF8F #8FC3CF
split-complementary
#BB8FCF #C3CF8F #8FCF9B
monochromatic
#83449F #A164BD #BB8FCF #D5BAE1 #EFE5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BB8FCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#BB8FCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8FCF
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8FCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8FCF | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA97A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8fcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.103 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0de',
500: '#bb8fcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8fcf; $custom-light: #d0b0de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8fcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 40,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71393,
"c": 0.10264,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.34715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8FCF
secondary
#D9E6D3
accent
#B3325B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83