#BB93CB#BB93CB
#BB93CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.091 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB93CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 147, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 35%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, 25.10, -23.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 34.12, 317.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.95% 0.0654 -0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.95% 0.091 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7051, 35.7448, 61.1908) |
| Luminance | 0.3574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.09
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.51
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.13
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.74
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.80
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB93CB #A3CB93
analogous
#9F93CB #BB93CB #CB93BF
triadic
#BB93CB #CBBB93 #93CBBB
tetradic
#BB93CB #CB9F93 #A3CB93 #93BFCB
square
#BB93CB #CB9F93 #A3CB93 #93BFCB
split-complementary
#BB93CB #BFCB93 #93CB9F
monochromatic
#834A9A #A16AB7 #BB93CB #D5BCDF #EFE6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#BB93CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#BB93CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB93CB
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB93CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB93CB | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB99A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb93cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 147, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.091 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3db',
500: '#bb93cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb93cb; $custom-light: #d0b3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb93cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 147,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 35,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71953,
"c": 0.09078,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.35744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB93CB
secondary
#D9E5D5
accent
#AE3859
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083