#BB91CF#BB91CF
#BB91CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.099 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB91CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 145, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 39%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 30%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.00, 27.03, -25.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.00, 37.39, 316.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0696 -0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.099 314.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8796, 35.3213, 63.6309) |
| Luminance | 0.3532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.06
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.32
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.03
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB91CF #A5CF91
analogous
#9C91CF #BB91CF #CF91C4
triadic
#BB91CF #CFBB91 #91CFBB
tetradic
#BB91CF #CF9C91 #A5CF91 #91C4CF
square
#BB91CF #CF9C91 #A5CF91 #91C4CF
split-complementary
#BB91CF #C4CF91 #91CF9C
monochromatic
#8346A0 #A166BC #BB91CF #D5BCE2 #F0E6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BB91CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#BB91CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB91CF
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB91CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB91CF | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889ED1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA99A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb91cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 145, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.099 314.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1dd',
500: '#bb91cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb91cf; $custom-light: #d0b1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb91cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 145,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.645,
"s": 39.241,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71753,
"c": 0.0991,
"h": 314.6
},
"luminance": 0.35321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB91CF
secondary
#DBE7D5
accent
#B2335C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083