#BB9FCC#BB9FCC
#BB9FCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.071 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.27, 18.62, -19.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.27, 26.73, 314.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0478 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.071 312.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7889, 39.7212, 62.4752) |
| Luminance | 0.3972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.97
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.18
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.39
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.74
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9FCC #B0CC9F
analogous
#A49FCC #BB9FCC #CC9FC6
triadic
#BB9FCC #CCBB9F #9FCCBB
tetradic
#BB9FCC #CCA49F #B0CC9F #9FC6CC
square
#BB9FCC #CCA49F #B0CC9F #9FC6CC
split-complementary
#BB9FCC #C6CC9F #9FCCA4
monochromatic
#81539D #9F77B7 #BB9FCC #D7C7E1 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#BB9FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#BB9FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9FCC
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9FCC | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.071 312.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbbdb',
500: '#bb9fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9fcc; $custom-light: #cfbbdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.333,
"s": 30.612,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74229,
"c": 0.07058,
"h": 312.6
},
"luminance": 0.39721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9FCC
secondary
#E2E9DD
accent
#A93C65
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183