#BB95D3#BB95D3
#BB95D3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.097 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB95D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 149, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 41%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 29%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 29.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, 25.64, -26.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 36.78, 314.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% 0.0647 -0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.097 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9968, 36.7634, 66.4464) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.13
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.49
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.96
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB95D3 #ADD395
analogous
#9C95D3 #BB95D3 #D395CC
triadic
#BB95D3 #D3BB95 #95D3BB
tetradic
#BB95D3 #D39C95 #ADD395 #95CCD3
square
#BB95D3 #D39C95 #ADD395 #95CCD3
split-complementary
#BB95D3 #CCD395 #95D39C
monochromatic
#8246A8 #9F6AC1 #BB95D3 #D7C0E5 #F1E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BB95D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#BB95D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB95D3
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB95D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB95D3 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA1D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A4D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99DAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb95d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 149, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.097 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b4e0',
500: '#bb95d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb95d3; $custom-light: #d0b4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb95d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 149,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.774,
"s": 41.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72644,
"c": 0.09689,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.36763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB95D3
secondary
#E0EAD9
accent
#B43164
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083