#BB91CC#BB91CC
#BB91CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.096 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.89, 26.42, -24.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.89, 35.92, 317.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.63% 0.0687 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.63% 0.096 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5164, 35.1760, 61.7176) |
| Luminance | 0.3518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.47
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.63
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.84
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91CC #A2CC91
analogous
#9D91CC #BB91CC #CC91BF
triadic
#BB91CC #CCBB91 #91CCBB
tetradic
#BB91CC #CC9D91 #A2CC91 #91BFCC
square
#BB91CC #CC9D91 #A2CC91 #91BFCC
split-complementary
#BB91CC #BFCC91 #91CC9D
monochromatic
#83489B #A167B9 #BB91CC #D5BBDF #EFE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BB91CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#BB91CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91CC
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91CC | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.096 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1db',
500: '#bb91cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91cc; $custom-light: #d0b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.712,
"s": 36.646,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7163,
"c": 0.09554,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.35175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91CC
secondary
#D9E5D4
accent
#B03659
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083