#BB9ACF#BB9ACF
#BB9ACF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.083 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9ACF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 154, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 36%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 25.6%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.15, 22.02, -22.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.15, 31.51, 314.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% 0.0561 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.083 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3097, 38.1815, 64.1076) |
| Luminance | 0.3818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.21
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.22
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.77
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9ACF #AECF9A
analogous
#A09ACF #BB9ACF #CF9AC8
triadic
#BB9ACF #CFBB9A #9ACFBB
tetradic
#BB9ACF #CFA09A #AECF9A #9AC8CF
square
#BB9ACF #CFA09A #AECF9A #9AC8CF
split-complementary
#BB9ACF #C8CF9A #9ACFA0
monochromatic
#824DA2 #9F71BB #BB9ACF #D7C3E3 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BB9ACF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#BB9ACF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9ACF
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9ACF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9ACF | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A4D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9acf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.083 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b8dd',
500: '#bb9acf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9acf; $custom-light: #d0b8dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9acf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 154,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.358,
"s": 35.57,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73404,
"c": 0.08316,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.38181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9ACF
secondary
#E1EADB
accent
#AE3764
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083