#BB90CD#BB90CD
#BB90CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.099 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB90CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 144, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 27.18, -25.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 37.06, 317.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.0705 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.099 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4845, 34.9199, 62.3006) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.70
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.50
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.04
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB90CD #A2CD90
analogous
#9C90CD #BB90CD #CD90C0
triadic
#BB90CD #CDBB90 #90CDBB
tetradic
#BB90CD #CD9C90 #A2CD90 #90C0CD
square
#BB90CD #CD9C90 #A2CD90 #90C0CD
split-complementary
#BB90CD #C0CD90 #90CD9C
monochromatic
#83469C #A166BA #BB90CD #D5BAE0 #EFE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB90CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BB90CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB90CD
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB90CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB90CD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA97A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb90cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 144, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.099 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1dc',
500: '#bb90cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb90cd; $custom-light: #d0b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb90cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 144,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.295,
"s": 37.888,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7149,
"c": 0.09851,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.34919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB90CD
secondary
#D9E6D3
accent
#B13559
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83