#BB91CE#BB91CE
#BB91CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.098 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, 26.83, -25.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 36.90, 316.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% 0.0693 -0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.098 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7578, 35.2726, 62.9891) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.25
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.36
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91CE #A4CE91
analogous
#9D91CE #BB91CE #CE91C3
triadic
#BB91CE #CEBB91 #91CEBB
tetradic
#BB91CE #CE9D91 #A4CE91 #91C3CE
square
#BB91CE #CE9D91 #A4CE91 #91C3CE
split-complementary
#BB91CE #C3CE91 #91CE9D
monochromatic
#83469E #A167BB #BB91CE #D5BBE1 #EFE6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BB91CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#BB91CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91CE
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91CE | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA98A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.098 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1dd',
500: '#bb91ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91ce; $custom-light: #d0b1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.311,
"s": 38.365,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71712,
"c": 0.09791,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.35272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91CE
secondary
#DAE6D4
accent
#B1345B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083