#BB91BB#BB91BB
#BB91BB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.076 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 24%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 22%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.28, 23.05, -15.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.28, 27.91, 325.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0636 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.076 326.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5876, 34.4045, 51.5594) |
| Luminance | 0.3440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.58
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.79
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.97
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.78
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91BB #91BB91
analogous
#A691BB #BB91BB #BB91A6
triadic
#BB91BB #BBBB91 #91BBBB
tetradic
#BB91BB #BBA691 #91BB91 #91A6BB
square
#BB91BB #BBA691 #91BB91 #91A6BB
split-complementary
#BB91BB #A6BB91 #91BBA6
monochromatic
#825082 #A46BA4 #BB91BB #D2B7D2 #EADDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BB91BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#BB91BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91BB
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91BB | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9BBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE94A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.076 326.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1cf',
500: '#bb91bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91bb; $custom-light: #d0b1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 23.596,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70969,
"c": 0.07642,
"h": 326.3
},
"luminance": 0.34403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91BB
secondary
#CDDBCD
accent
#A24343
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F5F9
border
#D2CFD2
text
#141013
muted
#827F82