#BBA3CA#BBA3CA
#BBA3CA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.061 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBA3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 163, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 19%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, 16.00, -16.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 23.11, 313.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.92% 0.0411 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.92% 0.061 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2496, 41.0238, 61.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.4102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.99
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.39
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.55
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBA3CA #B2CAA3
analogous
#A8A3CA #BBA3CA #CAA3C6
triadic
#BBA3CA #CABBA3 #A3CABB
tetradic
#BBA3CA #CAA8A3 #B2CAA3 #A3C6CA
square
#BBA3CA #CAA8A3 #B2CAA3 #A3C6CA
split-complementary
#BBA3CA #C6CAA3 #A3CAA8
monochromatic
#81599A #9E7CB4 #BBA3CA #D8CAE0 #F1ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BBA3CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#BBA3CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBA3CA
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBA3CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBA3CA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EAACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bba3ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 163, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.061 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbeda',
500: '#bba3ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bba3ca; $custom-light: #cfbeda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bba3ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 163,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.923,
"s": 26.897,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74918,
"c": 0.061,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.41023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBA3CA
secondary
#E3E9DF
accent
#A54067
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183