#BB9CDA#BB9CDA

#BB9CDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.094 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9CDA
RGB	rgb(187, 156, 218)
HSL	hsl(270, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(270, 28%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 28.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.04, 23.23, -27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.04, 35.81, 310.45°)
OKLab	oklab(74.22% 0.0564 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(74.22% 0.094 307)
XYZ	xyz(45.0345, 39.4040, 71.5493)
Luminance	0.3940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9CDA #BBDA9C

analogous

#9C9CDA #BB9CDA #DA9CDA

triadic

#BB9CDA #DABB9C #9CDABB

tetradic

#BB9CDA #DA9C9C #BBDA9C #9CDADA

square

#BB9CDA #DA9C9C #BBDA9C #9CDADA

split-complementary

#BB9CDA #DADA9C #9CDA9C

monochromatic

#7E44B7 #9C6FC9 #BB9CDA #DAC9EB #F0E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#BB9CDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.88

#BB9CDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9CDA

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9CDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9CDA	1.00	2.36	8.88	8.88
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A7DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A9D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7A5B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9cda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.094 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b9e5',
    500: '#bb9cda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9cda;
$custom-light: #d0b9e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9cda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 45.588,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7422,
    "c": 0.09354,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.39404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9CDA

secondary

#E6EEDD

accent

#B92D73

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141115

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9CDA

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

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