#BB98CF#BB98CF

#BB98CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.087 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB98CF
RGB	rgb(187, 152, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 36%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(278, 27%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.67, 23.14, -23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.67, 32.82, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(73.03% 0.0591 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(73.03% 0.087 313)
XYZ	xyz(42.9824, 37.5268, 63.9985)
Luminance	0.3753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB98CF #ACCF98

analogous

#9F98CF #BB98CF #CF98C7

triadic

#BB98CF #CFBB98 #98CFBB

tetradic

#BB98CF #CF9F98 #ACCF98 #98C7CF

square

#BB98CF #CF9F98 #ACCF98 #98C7CF

split-complementary

#BB98CF #C7CF98 #98CF9F

monochromatic

#824BA1 #9F6EBC #BB98CF #D7C2E2 #F1EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#BB98CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#BB98CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB98CF

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB98CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB98CF	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A3D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A6CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA9FAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb98cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 152, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.087 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b6dd',
    500: '#bb98cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb98cf;
$custom-light: #d0b6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb98cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 36.424,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73033,
    "c": 0.08669,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.37526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB98CF

secondary

#DFE9DA

accent

#AF3662

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB98CF

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

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