#BBABCB#BBABCB

#BBABCB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.048 H 307.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBABCB
RGB	rgb(187, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 24%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(270, 16%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.23, 11.79, -14.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.23, 18.42, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(76.51% 0.0296 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(76.51% 0.048 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(45.8340, 44.0026, 62.5671)
Luminance	0.4400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBABCB #BBCBAB

analogous

#ABABCB #BBABCB #CBABCB

triadic

#BBABCB #CBBBAB #ABCBBB

tetradic

#BBABCB #CBABAB #BBCBAB #ABCBCB

square

#BBABCB #CBABAB #BBCBAB #ABCBCB

split-complementary

#BBABCB #CBCBAB #ABCBAB

monochromatic

#7E609B #9C85B4 #BBABCB #DAD1E2 #F0ECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#BBABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#BBABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBABCB

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBABCB	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B0CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9AFB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbabcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.048 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc4da',
    500: '#bbabcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbabcb;
$custom-light: #cfc4da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbabcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76509,
    "c": 0.04827,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBABCB

secondary

#E6EAE1

accent

#A24473

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FA

border

#D2D1D3

text

#131215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBABCB

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

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