#BB90CB#BB90CB
#BB90CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.096 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB90CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 144, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, 26.77, -24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 36.09, 317.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.41% 0.07 -0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.41% 0.096 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2447, 34.8239, 61.0373) |
| Luminance | 0.3482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.95
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.88
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.94
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB90CB #A0CB90
analogous
#9D90CB #BB90CB #CB90BD
triadic
#BB90CB #CBBB90 #90CBBB
tetradic
#BB90CB #CB9D90 #A0CB90 #90BDCB
square
#BB90CB #CB9D90 #A0CB90 #90BDCB
split-complementary
#BB90CB #BDCB90 #90CB9D
monochromatic
#834899 #A166B7 #BB90CB #D5BADF #EEE3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BB90CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#BB90CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB90CB
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB90CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB90CB | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB97A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb90cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 144, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.096 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1db',
500: '#bb90cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb90cb; $custom-light: #d0b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb90cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 144,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.729,
"s": 36.196,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71408,
"c": 0.09614,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.34823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB90CB
secondary
#D7E4D2
accent
#AF3657
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83