#BB9BE3#BB9BE3
#BB9BE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.107 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.15, 25.75, -32.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.15, 41.11, 308.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.42% 0.0602 -0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.42% 0.107 304.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0772, 39.5537, 77.8653) |
| Luminance | 0.3955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.60
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.59
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.09
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.74
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9BE3 #C3E39B
analogous
#9B9FE3 #BB9BE3 #DF9BE3
triadic
#BB9BE3 #E3BB9B #9BE3BB
tetradic
#BB9BE3 #E39B9F #C3E39B #9BE3DF
square
#BB9BE3 #E39B9F #C3E39B #9BE3DF
split-complementary
#BB9BE3 #E3DF9B #9FE39B
monochromatic
#7A3BC8 #9A6BD6 #BB9BE3 #DCCBF0 #EFE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BB9BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#BB9BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9BE3
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9BE3 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA8E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A9E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.107 304.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b8ec',
500: '#bb9be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9be3; $custom-light: #d0b8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.667,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74417,
"c": 0.10684,
"h": 304.3
},
"luminance": 0.39554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9BE3
secondary
#E7F0DB
accent
#C4227C
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084