#BB9BD7#BB9BD7
#BB9BD7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.091 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9BD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 43%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 28%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 27.9%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.69, 23.15, -26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.69, 34.92, 311.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% 0.057 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.091 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4784, 38.9141, 69.4448) |
| Luminance | 0.3891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.73
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.20
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.53
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.29
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.64
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9BD7 #B7D79B
analogous
#9D9BD7 #BB9BD7 #D79BD5
triadic
#BB9BD7 #D7BB9B #9BD7BB
tetradic
#BB9BD7 #D79D9B #B7D79B #9BD5D7
square
#BB9BD7 #D79D9B #B7D79B #9BD5D7
split-complementary
#BB9BD7 #D5D79B #9BD79D
monochromatic
#7F47B1 #9D6FC6 #BB9BD7 #D9C7E8 #F0E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BB9BD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#BB9BD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9BD7
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9BD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9BD7 | 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)
#91A6D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A8D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9bd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.091 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b8e3',
500: '#bb9bd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9bd7; $custom-light: #d0b8e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9bd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73911,
"c": 0.09144,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.38914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9BD7
secondary
#E5EDDE
accent
#B6306E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083