#BB94CD#BB94CD
#BB94CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.091 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB94CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.64, 24.95, -23.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.64, 34.44, 316.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% 0.0645 -0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.091 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1011, 36.1531, 62.5061) |
| Luminance | 0.3615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.81
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.06
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.37
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB94CD #A6CD94
analogous
#9F94CD #BB94CD #CD94C3
triadic
#BB94CD #CDBB94 #94CDBB
tetradic
#BB94CD #CD9F94 #A6CD94 #94C3CD
square
#BB94CD #CD9F94 #A6CD94 #94C3CD
split-complementary
#BB94CD #C3CD94 #94CD9F
monochromatic
#83499D #A06ABA #BB94CD #D6BEE0 #F0E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BB94CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#BB94CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB94CD
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB94CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB94CD | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb94cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.091 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3dc',
500: '#bb94cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb94cd; $custom-light: #d0b3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb94cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.053,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72217,
"c": 0.09137,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.36152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB94CD
secondary
#DBE7D6
accent
#AF365C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083