#BBA2CA#BBA2CA
#BBA2CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.063 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBA2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 162, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 27%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.94, 16.55, -17.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.94, 23.76, 314.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.73% 0.0426 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.73% 0.063 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0728, 40.6701, 61.3940) |
| Luminance | 0.4067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.72
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.24
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.64
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.15
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.85
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBA2CA #B1CAA2
analogous
#A7A2CA #BBA2CA #CAA2C5
triadic
#BBA2CA #CABBA2 #A2CABB
tetradic
#BBA2CA #CAA7A2 #B1CAA2 #A2C5CA
square
#BBA2CA #CAA7A2 #B1CAA2 #A2C5CA
split-complementary
#BBA2CA #C5CAA2 #A2CAA7
monochromatic
#81589A #9E7BB4 #BBA2CA #D8C9E0 #F1ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BBA2CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#BBA2CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBA2CA
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBA2CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBA2CA | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DAACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bba2ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 162, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.063 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbdda',
500: '#bba2ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bba2ca; $custom-light: #cfbdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bba2ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 162,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 27.397,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74726,
"c": 0.06277,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.4067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBA2CA
secondary
#E3E9DF
accent
#A64066
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183