#BB98DE#BB98DE
#BB98DE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.105 H 306.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB98DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 152, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 51%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 32%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, 26.33, -30.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 40.44, 310.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% 0.0633 -0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.105 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9041, 38.2955, 74.1192) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.90
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.20
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.56
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.45
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB98DE #BBDE98
analogous
#9898DE #BB98DE #DE98DE
triadic
#BB98DE #DEBB98 #98DEBB
tetradic
#BB98DE #DE9898 #BBDE98 #98DEDE
square
#BB98DE #DE9898 #BBDE98 #98DEDE
split-complementary
#BB98DE #DEDE98 #98DE98
monochromatic
#7E3DBF #9C6ACF #BB98DE #DAC6ED #F0E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BB98DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#BB98DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB98DE
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB98DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB98DE | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA5E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb98de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 152, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.105 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b6e8',
500: '#bb98de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb98de; $custom-light: #d0b6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb98de",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 152,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 51.471,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73654,
"c": 0.10549,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.38295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB98DE
secondary
#E6EFDC
accent
#BF2773
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084