#BB94D4#BB94D4
#BB94D4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.100 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB94D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 148, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 43%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 30%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, 26.41, -27.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 37.93, 314.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0665 -0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.1 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9651, 36.4986, 67.0561) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.45
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.19
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.98
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.22
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.93
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB94D4 #ADD494
analogous
#9B94D4 #BB94D4 #D494CD
triadic
#BB94D4 #D4BB94 #94D4BB
tetradic
#BB94D4 #D49B94 #ADD494 #94CDD4
square
#BB94D4 #D49B94 #ADD494 #94CDD4
split-complementary
#BB94D4 #CDD494 #94D49B
monochromatic
#8244A9 #9F68C2 #BB94D4 #D7C0E6 #F1E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#BB94D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#BB94D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB94D4
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB94D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB94D4 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AA1D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A4D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99CAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb94d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 148, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.100 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3e1',
500: '#bb94d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb94d4; $custom-light: #d0b3e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb94d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 148,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.563,
"s": 42.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72504,
"c": 0.09988,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.36498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB94D4
secondary
#E0EBD9
accent
#B63064
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083