#BB9FCD#BB9FCD

#BB9FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.072 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9FCD
RGB	rgb(187, 159, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(277, 22%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.30, 18.83, -19.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.30, 27.23, 313.74°)
OKLab	oklab(74.27% 0.0481 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(74.27% 0.072 312)
XYZ	xyz(43.9093, 39.7693, 63.1088)
Luminance	0.3977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9FCD #B1CD9F

analogous

#A49FCD #BB9FCD #CD9FC8

triadic

#BB9FCD #CDBB9F #9FCDBB

tetradic

#BB9FCD #CDA49F #B1CD9F #9FC8CD

square

#BB9FCD #CDA49F #B1CD9F #9FC8CD

split-complementary

#BB9FCD #C8CD9F #9FCDA4

monochromatic

#81539F #9E77B8 #BB9FCD #D8C7E2 #F1EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#BB9FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#BB9FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9FCD

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9FCD	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A8CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAA5AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.072 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfbbdc',
    500: '#bb9fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9fcd;
$custom-light: #cfbbdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 31.507,
    "l": 71.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74266,
    "c": 0.07183,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.39769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9FCD

secondary

#E3EADE

accent

#AA3B67

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9FCD

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

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