#BB99EA#BB99EA
#BB99EA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.119 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB99EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 153, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.96, 28.43, -36.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.96, 46.02, 308.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.36% 0.0648 -0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.36% 0.119 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7329, 39.2878, 82.9473) |
| Luminance | 0.3929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.53
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.10
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.73
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.86
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB99EA #C8EA99
analogous
#999FEA #BB99EA #E399EA
triadic
#BB99EA #EABB99 #99EABB
tetradic
#BB99EA #EA999F #C8EA99 #99EAE3
square
#BB99EA #EA999F #C8EA99 #99EAE3
split-complementary
#BB99EA #EAE399 #9FEA99
monochromatic
#7733D5 #9966E0 #BB99EA #DDCCF4 #EEE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BB99EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#BB99EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB99EA
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB99EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB99EA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87A8ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA8E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A6B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb99ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.119 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7f1',
500: '#bb99ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb99ea; $custom-light: #d0b7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb99ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 153,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.185,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74364,
"c": 0.11921,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.39288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB99EA
secondary
#E7F1DA
accent
#CE1881
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084