#BB91BC#BB91BC
#BB91BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.077 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 24%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 23%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.32, 23.24, -16.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.32, 28.36, 325.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.01% 0.0639 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.01% 0.077 325.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6950, 34.4474, 52.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.3445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.69
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91BC #92BC91
analogous
#A591BC #BB91BC #BC91A7
triadic
#BB91BC #BCBB91 #91BCBB
tetradic
#BB91BC #BCA591 #92BC91 #91A7BC
square
#BB91BC #BCA591 #92BC91 #91A7BC
split-complementary
#BB91BC #A7BC91 #91BCA5
monochromatic
#825083 #A36BA5 #BB91BC #D3B7D3 #EADDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BB91BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#BB91BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91BC
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91BC | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9BBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A0BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE95A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.077 325.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d0',
500: '#bb91bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91bc; $custom-light: #d0b1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.605,
"s": 24.294,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71006,
"c": 0.07747,
"h": 325.6
},
"luminance": 0.34446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91BC
secondary
#CDDCCD
accent
#A34345
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F5F9
border
#D2CFD2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82