#BB98CE#BB98CE
#BB98CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.085 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB98CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 152, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 36%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 26.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, 22.93, -22.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 32.32, 315.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% 0.0588 -0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.085 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8605, 37.4781, 63.3567) |
| Luminance | 0.3748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.50
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.29
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.68
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB98CE #ABCE98
analogous
#A098CE #BB98CE #CE98C6
triadic
#BB98CE #CEBB98 #98CEBB
tetradic
#BB98CE #CEA098 #ABCE98 #98C6CE
square
#BB98CE #CEA098 #ABCE98 #98C6CE
split-complementary
#BB98CE #C6CE98 #98CEA0
monochromatic
#824CA0 #A06FBA #BB98CE #D6C1E2 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BB98CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#BB98CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB98CE
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB98CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB98CE | 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)
#90A3D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9FAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb98ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 152, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.085 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b6dd',
500: '#bb98ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb98ce; $custom-light: #d0b6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb98ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 152,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.889,
"s": 35.526,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72993,
"c": 0.08547,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.37477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB98CE
secondary
#DFE8D9
accent
#AE3761
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083