#BB97FE#BB97FE
#BB97FE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.148 H 298.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB97FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 151, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 98%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 41%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, 34.18, -46.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 57.68, 306.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% 0.0716 -0.1297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.148 298.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4454, 39.8534, 98.8342) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.26
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.51
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.95
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.62
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB97FE #DAFE97
analogous
#97A7FE #BB97FE #EF97FE
triadic
#BB97FE #FEBB97 #97FEBB
tetradic
#BB97FE #FE97A7 #DAFE97 #97FEEF
square
#BB97FE #FE97A7 #DAFE97 #97FEEF
split-complementary
#BB97FE #FEEF97 #A7FE97
monochromatic
#6C1EFD #935AFD #BB97FE #E3D4FF #EBE1FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BB97FE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BB97FE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB97FE
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB97FE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB97FE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A9FB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb97fe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 151, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.148 298.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6ff',
500: '#bb97fe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb97fe; $custom-light: #d1b6ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb97fe",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 151,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.971,
"s": 98.095,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74958,
"c": 0.1482,
"h": 298.9
},
"luminance": 0.39854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB97FE
secondary
#EBF7D4
accent
#E60095
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FAF6FF
border
#D3D0D7
text
#141118
muted
#838086