#BB9ACA#BB9ACA

#BB9ACA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.077 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9ACA
RGB	rgb(187, 154, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 31%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(281, 24%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.98, 21.00, -20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.98, 29.02, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(73.21% 0.0546 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(73.21% 0.077 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.7081, 37.9409, 60.9391)
Luminance	0.3794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9ACA #A9CA9A

analogous

#A39ACA #BB9ACA #CA9AC1

triadic

#BB9ACA #CABB9A #9ACABB

tetradic

#BB9ACA #CAA39A #A9CA9A #9AC1CA

square

#BB9ACA #CAA39A #A9CA9A #9AC1CA

split-complementary

#BB9ACA #C1CA9A #9ACAA3

monochromatic

#825099 #A072B5 #BB9ACA #D6C2DF #F1EAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#BB9ACA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.59

#BB9ACA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9ACA

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9ACA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9ACA	1.00	2.45	8.59	8.59
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A4CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA7C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA9FAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9aca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.077 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8da',
    500: '#bb9aca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9aca;
$custom-light: #d0b8da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9aca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 31.169,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73209,
    "c": 0.07705,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9ACA

secondary

#DDE7D9

accent

#AA3C5E

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FA

border

#D2D0D3

text

#141114

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9ACA

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

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