#BB9ADE#BB9ADE

#BB9ADE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.102 H 306.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9ADE
RGB	rgb(187, 154, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(269, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.72, 25.21, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.72, 39.16, 310.08°)
OKLab	oklab(74.02% 0.0604 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(74.02% 0.102 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(45.2314, 38.9502, 74.2284)
Luminance	0.3895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9ADE #BDDE9A

analogous

#9A9BDE #BB9ADE #DD9ADE

triadic

#BB9ADE #DEBB9A #9ADEBB

tetradic

#BB9ADE #DE9A9B #BDDE9A #9ADEDD

square

#BB9ADE #DE9A9B #BDDE9A #9ADEDD

split-complementary

#BB9ADE #DEDD9A #9BDE9A

monochromatic

#7D3EBF #9C6CCF #BB9ADE #DAC8ED #EFE8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39

#BB9ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.79

#BB9ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9ADE

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9ADE	1.00	2.39	8.79	8.79
#FFFFFF	2.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A8DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6A4B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.102 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8e8',
    500: '#bb9ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9ade;
$custom-light: #d0b8e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.118,
    "s": 50.746,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74019,
    "c": 0.10208,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9ADE

secondary

#E6EFDC

accent

#BE2775

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9ADE

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

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