#BB9CDF#BB9CDF

#BB9CDF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.100 H 305.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9CDF
RGB	rgb(187, 156, 223)
HSL	hsl(268, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(268, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 30%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.23, 24.32, -29.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.23, 38.40, 309.30°)
OKLab	oklab(74.43% 0.0577 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(74.43% 0.1 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(45.6987, 39.6696, 75.0473)
Luminance	0.3967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9CDF #C0DF9C

analogous

#9C9FDF #BB9CDF #DD9CDF

triadic

#BB9CDF #DFBB9C #9CDFBB

tetradic

#BB9CDF #DF9C9F #C0DF9C #9CDFDD

square

#BB9CDF #DF9C9F #C0DF9C #9CDFDD

split-complementary

#BB9CDF #DFDD9C #9FDF9C

monochromatic

#7B40C1 #9B6ED0 #BB9CDF #DBCAEE #EFE8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#BB9CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.93

#BB9CDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9CDF

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9CDF	1.00	2.35	8.93	8.93
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA8E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A9DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6A6B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.100 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b9e9',
    500: '#bb9cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9cdf;
$custom-light: #d0b9e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.761,
    "s": 51.145,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74429,
    "c": 0.09998,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9CDF

secondary

#E6EFDC

accent

#BF2778

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FD

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9CDF

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

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