#BB9ECD#BB9ECD

#BB9ECD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.074 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9ECD
RGB	rgb(187, 158, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(277, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.06, 19.39, -20.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.06, 27.89, 314.04°)
OKLab	oklab(74.08% 0.0496 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(74.08% 0.074 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.7380, 39.4268, 63.0518)
Luminance	0.3943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9ECD #B0CD9E

analogous

#A39ECD #BB9ECD #CD9EC7

triadic

#BB9ECD #CDBB9E #9ECDBB

tetradic

#BB9ECD #CDA39E #B0CD9E #9EC7CD

square

#BB9ECD #CDA39E #B0CD9E #9EC7CD

split-complementary

#BB9ECD #C7CD9E #9ECDA3

monochromatic

#81529F #9F76B8 #BB9ECD #D7C6E2 #F1EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#BB9ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.89

#BB9ECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9ECD

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9ECD	1.00	2.36	8.89	8.89
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA9CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA4AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 158, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.074 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfbadc',
    500: '#bb9ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9ecd;
$custom-light: #cfbadc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 31.973,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74077,
    "c": 0.07361,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9ECD

secondary

#E2EADD

accent

#AB3B66

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9ECD

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

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