#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
RGBrgb(187, 153, 206)
HSLhsl(278, 35%, 70%)
HSVhsv(278, 26%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(67.88, 22.37, -22.41)
CIE-LCHlch(67.88, 31.66, 314.96°)
OKLaboklab(73.18% 0.0573 -0.061)
OKLCHoklch(73.18% 0.084 313.2)
XYZxyz(43.0235, 37.8040, 63.4110)
Luminance0.3780 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

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
##BB99CE1.002.458.568.56
#FFFFFF2.451.0021.0021.00
#0000008.5621.001.001.00
##0000008.5621.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#BB99CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva