#BB94CC#BB94CC
#BB94CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.090 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB94CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 148, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 35%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, 24.75, -23.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 33.95, 316.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% 0.0642 -0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.09 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9808, 36.1049, 61.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.3610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.05
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.05
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.58
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.70
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB94CC #A5CC94
analogous
#9F94CC #BB94CC #CC94C1
triadic
#BB94CC #CCBB94 #94CCBB
tetradic
#BB94CC #CC9F94 #A5CC94 #94C1CC
square
#BB94CC #CC9F94 #A5CC94 #94C1CC
split-complementary
#BB94CC #C1CC94 #94CC9F
monochromatic
#834A9B #A16BB8 #BB94CC #D5BDE0 #F0E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BB94CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#BB94CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB94CC
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB94CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB94CC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A3CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb94cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 148, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.090 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3db',
500: '#bb94cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb94cc; $custom-light: #d0b3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb94cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 148,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.786,
"s": 35.443,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72176,
"c": 0.09017,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.36104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB94CC
secondary
#DBE6D6
accent
#AE375B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083