#BBA2CD#BBA2CD
#BBA2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.067 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.05, 17.17, -18.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.05, 25.28, 312.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.0436 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.067 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4314, 40.8136, 63.2829) |
| Luminance | 0.4081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.14
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.01
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.11
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBA2CD #B4CDA2
analogous
#A6A2CD #BBA2CD #CDA2CA
triadic
#BBA2CD #CDBBA2 #A2CDBB
tetradic
#BBA2CD #CDA6A2 #B4CDA2 #A2CACD
square
#BBA2CD #CDA6A2 #B4CDA2 #A2CACD
split-complementary
#BBA2CD #CACDA2 #A2CDA6
monochromatic
#80569F #9E7AB8 #BBA2CD #D8CAE2 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BBA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#BBA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBA2CD
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBA2CD | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bba2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.067 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbddc',
500: '#bba2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bba2cd; $custom-light: #cfbddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bba2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.884,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74838,
"c": 0.06654,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.40813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBA2CD
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#A93D6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183