#BB9CDE#BB9CDE

#BB9CDE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.099 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9CDE
RGB	rgb(187, 156, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 50%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(268, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.20, 24.10, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.20, 37.88, 309.51°)
OKLab	oklab(74.39% 0.0575 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(74.39% 0.099 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(45.5642, 39.6159, 74.3393)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9CDE #BFDE9C

analogous

#9C9EDE #BB9CDE #DC9CDE

triadic

#BB9CDE #DEBB9C #9CDEBB

tetradic

#BB9CDE #DE9C9E #BFDE9C #9CDEDC

square

#BB9CDE #DE9C9E #BFDE9C #9CDEDC

split-complementary

#BB9CDE #DEDC9C #9EDE9C

monochromatic

#7C40BF #9B6ECF #BB9CDE #DBCAED #EFE8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#BB9CDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#BB9CDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9CDE

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9CDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9CDE	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA8E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A9DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6A5B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9cde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.099 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b9e8',
    500: '#bb9cde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9cde;
$custom-light: #d0b9e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9cde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.182,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74387,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9CDE

secondary

#E6EEDD

accent

#BD2877

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9CDE

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

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