#BB9BCF#BB9BCF

#BB9BCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.081 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9BCF
RGB	rgb(187, 155, 207)
HSL	hsl(277, 35%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(277, 25%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 25.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.40, 21.47, -22.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.40, 30.86, 314.08°)
OKLab	oklab(73.59% 0.0547 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(73.59% 0.081 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(43.4755, 38.5130, 64.1628)
Luminance	0.3851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9BCF #AFCF9B

analogous

#A19BCF #BB9BCF #CF9BC9

triadic

#BB9BCF #CFBB9B #9BCFBB

tetradic

#BB9BCF #CFA19B #AFCF9B #9BC9CF

square

#BB9BCF #CFA19B #AFCF9B #9BC9CF

split-complementary

#BB9BCF #C9CF9B #9BCFA1

monochromatic

#824EA2 #9F72BB #BB9BCF #D7C4E3 #F1EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#BB9BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70

#BB9BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9BCF

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9BCF	1.00	2.41	8.70	8.70
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A5D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA8CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9A1AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.081 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b8dd',
    500: '#bb9bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9bcf;
$custom-light: #d0b8dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73591,
    "c": 0.08139,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9BCF

secondary

#E1EADC

accent

#AE3865

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9BCF

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

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