#BB9BEA#BB9BEA
#BB9BEA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.116 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9BEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 65%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 27.32, -35.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 44.75, 307.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% 0.0619 -0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.116 302.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0630, 39.9480, 83.0573) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.39
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.48
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.74
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9BEA #CAEA9B
analogous
#9BA3EA #BB9BEA #E39BEA
triadic
#BB9BEA #EABB9B #9BEABB
tetradic
#BB9BEA #EA9BA3 #CAEA9B #9BEAE3
square
#BB9BEA #EA9BA3 #CAEA9B #9BEAE3
split-complementary
#BB9BEA #EAE39B #A3EA9B
monochromatic
#7636D5 #9968DF #BB9BEA #DDCEF5 #EEE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BB9BEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BB9BEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9BEA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9BEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9BEA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A9ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A9E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9bea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.116 302.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b8f1',
500: '#bb9bea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9bea; $custom-light: #d0b8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9bea",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.304,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74725,
"c": 0.11592,
"h": 302.3
},
"luminance": 0.39948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9BEA
secondary
#E8F1DA
accent
#CD1884
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084