#BB9BCB#BB9BCB

#BB9BCB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.076 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9BCB
RGB	rgb(187, 155, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(280, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.26, 20.64, -20.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.26, 28.86, 315.68°)
OKLab	oklab(73.43% 0.0534 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(73.43% 0.076 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.9926, 38.3198, 61.6199)
Luminance	0.3832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9BCB #ABCB9B

analogous

#A39BCB #BB9BCB #CB9BC3

triadic

#BB9BCB #CBBB9B #9BCBBB

tetradic

#BB9BCB #CBA39B #ABCB9B #9BC3CB

square

#BB9BCB #CBA39B #ABCB9B #9BC3CB

split-complementary

#BB9BCB #C3CB9B #9BCBA3

monochromatic

#82519B #A073B6 #BB9BCB #D6C3E0 #F1EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#BB9BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#BB9BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9BCB

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9BCB	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA7C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA1AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.076 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8db',
    500: '#bb9bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9bcb;
$custom-light: #d0b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73435,
    "c": 0.07646,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9BCB

secondary

#DFE8DA

accent

#AA3B60

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FA

border

#D2D0D3

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9BCB

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

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