#BB8FDA#BB8FDA
#BB8FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.116 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 50%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 34%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, 30.47, -32.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 44.19, 313.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.87% 0.0754 -0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.87% 0.116 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9686, 35.2722, 70.8607) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.76
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.20
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.20
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.12
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8FDA #AEDA8F
analogous
#958FDA #BB8FDA #DA8FD3
triadic
#BB8FDA #DABB8F #8FDABB
tetradic
#BB8FDA #DA958F #AEDA8F #8FD3DA
square
#BB8FDA #DA958F #AEDA8F #8FD3DA
split-complementary
#BB8FDA #D3DA8F #8FDA95
monochromatic
#823BB3 #9F61CB #BB8FDA #D7BDE9 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BB8FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#BB8FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8FDA
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8FDA | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#819EDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA1D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.116 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0e5',
500: '#bb8fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8fda; $custom-light: #d0b0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.2,
"s": 50.336,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71866,
"c": 0.11593,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.35272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8FDA
secondary
#E1ECD8
accent
#BE2866
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F5FC
border
#D2CFD5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84