#BB99CE#BB99CE
#BB99CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.084 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB99CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 153, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, 22.37, -22.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 31.66, 314.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% 0.0573 -0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.084 313.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0235, 37.8040, 63.4110) |
| Luminance | 0.3780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.88
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.45
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.37
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.71
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB99CE #ACCE99
analogous
#A199CE #BB99CE #CE99C6
triadic
#BB99CE #CEBB99 #99CEBB
tetradic
#BB99CE #CEA199 #ACCE99 #99C6CE
square
#BB99CE #CEA199 #ACCE99 #99C6CE
split-complementary
#BB99CE #C6CE99 #99CEA1
monochromatic
#824DA0 #9F70BA #BB99CE #D7C2E2 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BB99CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BB99CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB99CE
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB99CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB99CE | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A3D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9FAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb99ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.084 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7dd',
500: '#bb99ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb99ce; $custom-light: #d0b7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb99ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 153,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.491,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73179,
"c": 0.0837,
"h": 313.2
},
"luminance": 0.37803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB99CE
secondary
#DFE9DA
accent
#AE3862
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083