#BB9DC6#BB9DC6
#BB9DC6 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.067 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9DC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 157, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 26%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 21%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.57, 18.52, -16.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.57, 25.08, 317.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% 0.0488 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.067 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7420, 38.7566, 58.6443) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.12
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.90
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.50
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.53
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9DC6 #A8C69D
analogous
#A69DC6 #BB9DC6 #C69DBD
triadic
#BB9DC6 #C6BB9D #9DC6BB
tetradic
#BB9DC6 #C6A69D #A8C69D #9DBDC6
square
#BB9DC6 #C6A69D #A8C69D #9DBDC6
split-complementary
#BB9DC6 #BDC69D #9DC6A6
monochromatic
#835693 #A076AF #BB9DC6 #D6C4DD #F1EAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BB9DC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#BB9DC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9DC6
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9DC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9DC6 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A5C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA8C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9dc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 157, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.067 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbad7',
500: '#bb9dc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9dc6; $custom-light: #cfbad7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9dc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 157,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.902,
"s": 26.452,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73624,
"c": 0.06684,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.38756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9DC6
secondary
#DDE5DA
accent
#A5405B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083