#BB9CCF#BB9CCF
#BB9CCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.080 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9CCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 156, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 35%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 25%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, 20.91, -21.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 30.20, 313.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% 0.0532 -0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.08 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6426, 38.8472, 64.2185) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.22
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.61
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.94
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.47
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.91
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9CCF #B0CF9C
analogous
#A19CCF #BB9CCF #CF9CC9
triadic
#BB9CCF #CFBB9C #9CCFBB
tetradic
#BB9CCF #CFA19C #B0CF9C #9CC9CF
square
#BB9CCF #CFA19C #B0CF9C #9CC9CF
split-complementary
#BB9CCF #C9CF9C #9CCFA1
monochromatic
#814FA2 #9F73BB #BB9CCF #D7C5E3 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BB9CCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#BB9CCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9CCF
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9CCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9CCF | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A6D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9ccf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.080 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b9dd',
500: '#bb9ccf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9ccf; $custom-light: #d0b9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9ccf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 156,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.471,
"s": 34.694,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73778,
"c": 0.07962,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.38847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9CCF
secondary
#E2EADD
accent
#AE3866
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083