#BB96CF#BB96CF

#BB96CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.090 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB96CF
RGB	rgb(187, 150, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 37%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(279, 28%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.19, 24.25, -24.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.19, 34.12, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(72.66% 0.0621 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(72.66% 0.09 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.6605, 36.8831, 63.8912)
Luminance	0.3688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB96CF #AACF96

analogous

#9E96CF #BB96CF #CF96C7

triadic

#BB96CF #CFBB96 #96CFBB

tetradic

#BB96CF #CF9E96 #AACF96 #96C7CF

square

#BB96CF #CF9E96 #AACF96 #96C7CF

split-complementary

#BB96CF #C7CF96 #96CF9E

monochromatic

#824AA1 #A06CBC #BB96CF #D6C0E2 #F1EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#BB96CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#BB96CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB96CF

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB96CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB96CF	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA1D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A5CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA9DAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb96cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 150, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.090 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b5dd',
    500: '#bb96cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb96cf;
$custom-light: #d0b5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb96cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.947,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72664,
    "c": 0.09023,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.36882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB96CF

secondary

#DEE8D8

accent

#B03560

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB96CF

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

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