#BB96DB#BB96DB

#BB96DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.105 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB96DB
RGB	rgb(187, 150, 219)
HSL	hsl(272, 49%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(272, 32%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.64, 26.79, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.64, 40.19, 311.80°)
OKLab	oklab(73.16% 0.0654 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(73.16% 0.105 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(44.1837, 37.4924, 71.9132)
Luminance	0.3749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB96DB #B6DB96

analogous

#9996DB #BB96DB #DB96D8

triadic

#BB96DB #DBBB96 #96DBBB

tetradic

#BB96DB #DB9996 #B6DB96 #96D8DB

square

#BB96DB #DB9996 #B6DB96 #96D8DB

split-complementary

#BB96DB #D8DB96 #96DB99

monochromatic

#803FB8 #9D68CB #BB96DB #D9C4EB #F0E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#BB96DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#BB96DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB96DB

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB96DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB96DB	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89A3DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A5D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7A0AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb96db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 150, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.105 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b5e6',
    500: '#bb96db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb96db;
$custom-light: #d0b5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb96db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 72.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73163,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.37492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB96DB

secondary

#E5EEDD

accent

#BC296D

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB96DB

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

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