#BBA3CD#BBA3CD
#BBA3CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.065 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBA3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.29, 16.61, -18.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.29, 24.62, 312.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.03% 0.0421 -0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.03% 0.065 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6083, 41.1673, 63.3418) |
| Luminance | 0.4117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.21
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.36
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.35
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBA3CD #B5CDA3
analogous
#A6A3CD #BBA3CD #CDA3CA
triadic
#BBA3CD #CDBBA3 #A3CDBB
tetradic
#BBA3CD #CDA6A3 #B5CDA3 #A3CACD
square
#BBA3CD #CDA6A3 #B5CDA3 #A3CACD
split-complementary
#BBA3CD #CACDA3 #A3CDA6
monochromatic
#80569F #9E7BB7 #BBA3CD #D8CBE3 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BBA3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#BBA3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBA3CD
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBA3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBA3CD | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bba3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.065 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbedc',
500: '#bba3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bba3cd; $custom-light: #cfbedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bba3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75029,
"c": 0.06478,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.41167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBA3CD
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#A83D6B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183