#BB9CCB#BB9CCB

#BB9CCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.075 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9CCB
RGB	rgb(187, 156, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 31%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(280, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.50, 20.09, -19.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.50, 28.20, 315.43°)
OKLab	oklab(73.62% 0.0519 -0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(73.62% 0.075 314)
XYZ	xyz(43.1598, 38.6541, 61.6757)
Luminance	0.3865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9CCB #ACCB9C

analogous

#A39CCB #BB9CCB #CB9CC4

triadic

#BB9CCB #CBBB9C #9CCBBB

tetradic

#BB9CCB #CBA39C #ACCB9C #9CC4CB

square

#BB9CCB #CBA39C #ACCB9C #9CC4CB

split-complementary

#BB9CCB #C4CB9C #9CCBA3

monochromatic

#82519B #9F74B6 #BB9CCB #D7C4E0 #F1EBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#BB9CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73

#BB9CCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9CCB

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9CCB	1.00	2.41	8.73	8.73
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A5CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA8C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA1AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.075 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfb9db',
    500: '#bb9ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9ccb;
$custom-light: #cfb9db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 31.126,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73623,
    "c": 0.07468,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.38654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9CCB

secondary

#DFE8DB

accent

#AA3C61

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FA

border

#D2D0D3

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9CCB

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

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