#BB94CE#BB94CE
#BB94CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.093 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB94CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 148, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.67, 25.16, -24.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.67, 34.94, 316.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% 0.0648 -0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.093 314.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2222, 36.2015, 63.1439) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.43
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.75
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB94CE #A7CE94
analogous
#9E94CE #BB94CE #CE94C4
triadic
#BB94CE #CEBB94 #94CEBB
tetradic
#BB94CE #CE9E94 #A7CE94 #94C4CE
square
#BB94CE #CE9E94 #A7CE94 #94C4CE
split-complementary
#BB94CE #C4CE94 #94CE9E
monochromatic
#83499F #A06ABB #BB94CE #D6BEE1 #F0E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BB94CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#BB94CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB94CE
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB94CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB94CE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb94ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 148, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.093 314.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3dd',
500: '#bb94ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb94ce; $custom-light: #d0b3dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb94ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 148,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.345,
"s": 37.179,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72257,
"c": 0.09258,
"h": 314.4
},
"luminance": 0.36201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB94CE
secondary
#DCE7D7
accent
#B0355E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083