#BB99CA#BB99CA
#BB99CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.079 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.73, 21.55, -20.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.73, 29.68, 316.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0561 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.079 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5438, 37.6122, 60.8843) |
| Luminance | 0.3761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.31
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.34
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB99CA #A8CA99
analogous
#A399CA #BB99CA #CA99C1
triadic
#BB99CA #CABB99 #99CABB
tetradic
#BB99CA #CAA399 #A8CA99 #99C1CA
square
#BB99CA #CAA399 #A8CA99 #99C1CA
split-complementary
#BB99CA #C1CA99 #99CAA3
monochromatic
#835099 #A071B5 #BB99CA #D6C1DF #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BB99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#BB99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB99CA
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB99CA | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.079 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7da',
500: '#bb99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb99ca; $custom-light: #d0b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.633,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73022,
"c": 0.07883,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.37612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB99CA
secondary
#DDE6D8
accent
#AA3B5D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083