#BB99CF#BB99CF

#BB99CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.085 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB99CF
RGB	rgb(187, 153, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 36%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(278, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.91, 22.58, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.91, 32.16, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(73.22% 0.0576 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(73.22% 0.085 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(43.1454, 37.8528, 64.0528)
Luminance	0.3785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB99CF #ADCF99

analogous

#A099CF #BB99CF #CF99C8

triadic

#BB99CF #CFBB99 #99CFBB

tetradic

#BB99CF #CFA099 #ADCF99 #99C8CF

square

#BB99CF #CFA099 #ADCF99 #99C8CF

split-complementary

#BB99CF #C8CF99 #99CFA0

monochromatic

#824CA2 #9F6FBB #BB99CF #D7C3E3 #F1EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#BB99CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#BB99CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB99CF

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB99CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB99CF	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A4D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9A0AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb99cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.085 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b7dd',
    500: '#bb99cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb99cf;
$custom-light: #d0b7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb99cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73218,
    "c": 0.08493,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB99CF

secondary

#E0E9DB

accent

#AF3763

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB99CF

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

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