#BB91C5#BB91C5
#BB91C5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.087 H 319.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 31%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 26%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 26.4%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.63, 25.00, -20.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.63, 32.53, 320.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.35% 0.0667 -0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.35% 0.087 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6956, 34.8477, 57.3950) |
| Luminance | 0.3485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.29
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.72
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.18
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.77
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91C5 #9BC591
analogous
#A191C5 #BB91C5 #C591B5
triadic
#BB91C5 #C5BB91 #91C5BB
tetradic
#BB91C5 #C5A191 #9BC591 #91B5C5
square
#BB91C5 #C5A191 #9BC591 #91B5C5
split-complementary
#BB91C5 #B5C591 #91C5A1
monochromatic
#834C90 #A269B0 #BB91C5 #D4B9DA #EDE1EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BB91C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#BB91C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91C5
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91C5 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9DC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A1C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC96A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.087 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d6',
500: '#bb91c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91c5; $custom-light: #d0b1d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.462,
"s": 30.952,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7135,
"c": 0.0874,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.34847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91C5
secondary
#D4E1D1
accent
#AA3C51
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83