#BB91C8#BB91C8
#BB91C8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.091 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 33%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 28%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 25.60, -22.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 33.97, 318.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.47% 0.0676 -0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.47% 0.091 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0428, 34.9865, 59.2234) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.53
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.25
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.56
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.81
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91C8 #9EC891
analogous
#9F91C8 #BB91C8 #C891B9
triadic
#BB91C8 #C8BB91 #91C8BB
tetradic
#BB91C8 #C89F91 #9EC891 #91B9C8
square
#BB91C8 #C89F91 #9EC891 #91B9C8
split-complementary
#BB91C8 #B9C891 #91C89F
monochromatic
#834A94 #A268B4 #BB91C8 #D4BADC #EDE3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB91C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#BB91C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91C8
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91C8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9DCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A1C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB97A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.091 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d8',
500: '#bb91c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91c8; $custom-light: #d0b1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.818,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71468,
"c": 0.09085,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.34986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91C8
secondary
#D6E3D2
accent
#AC3954
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83