#BB97CF#BB97CF

#BB97CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.088 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB97CF
RGB	rgb(187, 151, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 37%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(279, 27%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.43, 23.69, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.43, 33.47, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(72.85% 0.0606 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(72.85% 0.088 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.8208, 37.2036, 63.9446)
Luminance	0.3720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB97CF #ABCF97

analogous

#9F97CF #BB97CF #CF97C7

triadic

#BB97CF #CFBB97 #97CFBB

tetradic

#BB97CF #CF9F97 #ABCF97 #97C7CF

square

#BB97CF #CF9F97 #ABCF97 #97C7CF

split-complementary

#BB97CF #C7CF97 #97CF9F

monochromatic

#824AA1 #A06DBC #BB97CF #D6C1E2 #F1EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#BB97CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#BB97CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB97CF

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB97CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB97CF	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA2D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A5CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA9EAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb97cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 151, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.088 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b6dd',
    500: '#bb97cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb97cf;
$custom-light: #d0b6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb97cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72848,
    "c": 0.08847,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB97CF

secondary

#DFE9D9

accent

#B03661

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB97CF

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

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