#BB9ADD#BB9ADD
#BB9ADD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.101 H 306.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9ADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 154, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 50%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.68, 25.00, -29.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.68, 38.64, 310.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% 0.0601 -0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.101 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0978, 38.8967, 73.5246) |
| Luminance | 0.3890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.43
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.84
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.96
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.65
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9ADD #BCDD9A
analogous
#9A9ADD #BB9ADD #DC9ADD
triadic
#BB9ADD #DDBB9A #9ADDBB
tetradic
#BB9ADD #DD9A9A #BCDD9A #9ADDDC
square
#BB9ADD #DD9A9A #BCDD9A #9ADDDC
split-complementary
#BB9ADD #DDDC9A #9ADD9A
monochromatic
#7D40BD #9C6CCE #BB9ADD #DAC8EC #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BB9ADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#BB9ADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9ADD
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9ADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9ADD | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA6E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A8DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9add; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.101 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b8e7',
500: '#bb9add',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9add; $custom-light: #d0b8e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9add",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 154,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.552,
"s": 49.63,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73977,
"c": 0.10081,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.38896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9ADD
secondary
#E6EEDD
accent
#BD2974
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084