#BB99BD#BB99BD

#BB99BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.064 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB99BD
RGB	rgb(187, 153, 189)
HSL	hsl(297, 21%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(297, 19%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.29, 18.98, -13.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.29, 23.48, 323.91°)
OKLab	oklab(72.54% 0.0519 -0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(72.54% 0.064 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.0689, 37.0222, 53.1168)
Luminance	0.3702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB99BD #9BBD99

analogous

#A999BD #BB99BD #BD99AD

triadic

#BB99BD #BDBB99 #99BDBB

tetradic

#BB99BD #BDA999 #9BBD99 #99ADBD

square

#BB99BD #BDA999 #9BBD99 #99ADBD

split-complementary

#BB99BD #ADBD99 #99BDA9

monochromatic

#835685 #A274A5 #BB99BD #D4BED5 #EDE3ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#BB99BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#BB99BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB99BD

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB99BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB99BD	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A1BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EA5BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD9CA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb99bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.064 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfb7d1',
    500: '#bb99bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb99bd;
$custom-light: #cfb7d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb99bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.667,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72538,
    "c": 0.06385,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB99BD

secondary

#D4DFD3

accent

#A0464B

background

#FCFBFC

surface

#F9F6F9

border

#D2D0D2

text

#141114

muted

#828082

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB99BD

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

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