#BB9ACC#BB9ACC

#BB9ACC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.079 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9ACC
RGB	rgb(187, 154, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 33%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(280, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.05, 21.40, -21.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.05, 30.01, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(73.29% 0.0552 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(73.29% 0.079 314)
XYZ	xyz(42.9465, 38.0362, 62.1943)
Luminance	0.3804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9ACC #ABCC9A

analogous

#A29ACC #BB9ACC #CC9AC4

triadic

#BB9ACC #CCBB9A #9ACCBB

tetradic

#BB9ACC #CCA29A #ABCC9A #9AC4CC

square

#BB9ACC #CCA29A #ABCC9A #9AC4CC

split-complementary

#BB9ACC #C4CC9A #9ACCA2

monochromatic

#824F9D #A071B7 #BB9ACC #D6C3E1 #F1EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#BB9ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#BB9ACC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9ACC

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9ACC	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A4CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA7CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA0AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.079 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8db',
    500: '#bb9acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9acc;
$custom-light: #d0b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.6,
    "s": 32.895,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73287,
    "c": 0.07947,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.38036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9ACC

secondary

#DFE8DA

accent

#AC3A61

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9ACC

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

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