#BB91CD#BB91CD
#BB91CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.097 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.92, 26.62, -24.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.92, 36.41, 316.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.67% 0.069 -0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.67% 0.097 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6367, 35.2241, 62.3513) |
| Luminance | 0.3522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.44
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91CD #A3CD91
analogous
#9D91CD #BB91CD #CD91C1
triadic
#BB91CD #CDBB91 #91CDBB
tetradic
#BB91CD #CD9D91 #A3CD91 #91C1CD
square
#BB91CD #CD9D91 #A3CD91 #91C1CD
split-complementary
#BB91CD #C1CD91 #91CD9D
monochromatic
#83479C #A167BA #BB91CD #D5BBE0 #EFE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BB91CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#BB91CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91CD
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91CD | 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)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.097 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1dc',
500: '#bb91cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91cd; $custom-light: #d0b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7167,
"c": 0.09672,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.35223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91CD
secondary
#D9E6D4
accent
#B0355A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083