#BB9EDB#BB9EDB

#BB9EDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.091 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9EDB
RGB	rgb(187, 158, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 46%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(269, 28%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.56, 22.34, -27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.56, 35.04, 309.60°)
OKLab	oklab(74.63% 0.0537 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(74.63% 0.091 306)
XYZ	xyz(45.5041, 40.1332, 72.3534)
Luminance	0.4013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9EDB #BEDB9E

analogous

#9EA0DB #BB9EDB #DA9EDB

triadic

#BB9EDB #DBBB9E #9EDBBB

tetradic

#BB9EDB #DB9EA0 #BEDB9E #9EDBDA

square

#BB9EDB #DB9EA0 #BEDB9E #9EDBDA

split-complementary

#BB9EDB #DBDA9E #A0DB9E

monochromatic

#7C45BA #9C71CA #BB9EDB #DACBEC #EFE9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#BB9EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.03

#BB9EDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9EDB

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9EDB	1.00	2.33	9.03	9.03
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A9DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98AAD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7A6B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 158, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.091 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0bae6',
    500: '#bb9edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9edb;
$custom-light: #d0bae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.525,
    "s": 45.865,
    "l": 73.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74632,
    "c": 0.09142,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.40133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9EDB

secondary

#E6EEDD

accent

#B92C76

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9EDB

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

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