#BB9BCC#BB9BCC

#BB9BCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.078 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9BCC
RGB	rgb(187, 155, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(279, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 24%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.29, 20.85, -20.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.29, 29.35, 315.25°)
OKLab	oklab(73.47% 0.0537 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(73.47% 0.078 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(43.1122, 38.3677, 62.2496)
Luminance	0.3837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9BCC #ACCC9B

analogous

#A29BCC #BB9BCC #CC9BC4

triadic

#BB9BCC #CCBB9B #9BCCBB

tetradic

#BB9BCC #CCA29B #ACCC9B #9BC4CC

square

#BB9BCC #CCA29B #ACCC9B #9BC4CC

split-complementary

#BB9BCC #C4CC9B #9BCCA2

monochromatic

#82509D #9F72B7 #BB9BCC #D7C4E1 #F1EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#BB9BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#BB9BCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9BCC

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9BCC	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A5CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA7CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA1AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.078 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8db',
    500: '#bb9bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9bcc;
$custom-light: #d0b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.184,
    "s": 32.45,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73474,
    "c": 0.07769,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9BCC

secondary

#DFE8DB

accent

#AB3A61

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9BCC

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

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