#BB96CB#BB96CB

#BB96CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.085 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB96CB
RGB	rgb(187, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(282, 34%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(282, 26%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.04, 23.43, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.04, 32.14, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(72.5% 0.0609 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.085 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.1777, 36.6900, 61.3483)
Luminance	0.3669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB96CB #A6CB96

analogous

#A196CB #BB96CB #CB96C1

triadic

#BB96CB #CBBB96 #96CBBB

tetradic

#BB96CB #CBA196 #A6CB96 #96C1CB

square

#BB96CB #CBA196 #A6CB96 #96C1CB

split-complementary

#BB96CB #C1CB96 #96CBA1

monochromatic

#834C9A #A06DB7 #BB96CB #D6BFDF #F0E8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#BB96CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.34

#BB96CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB96CB

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB96CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB96CB	1.00	2.52	8.34	8.34
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA1CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A4C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA9CA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb96cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.085 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b5db',
    500: '#bb96cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb96cb;
$custom-light: #d0b5db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb96cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.887,
    "s": 33.758,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72504,
    "c": 0.08541,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.36689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB96CB

secondary

#DBE6D7

accent

#AD395C

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FA

border

#D2D0D3

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB96CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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