#BBABDB#BBABDB

#BBABDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.070 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBABDB
RGB	rgb(187, 171, 219)
HSL	hsl(260, 40%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(260, 22%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.76, 15.13, -22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.76, 26.79, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(77.1% 0.0348 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(77.1% 0.07 300)
XYZ	xyz(47.8400, 44.8050, 73.1320)
Luminance	0.4481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBABDB #CBDBAB

analogous

#ABB3DB #BBABDB #D3ABDB

triadic

#BBABDB #DBBBAB #ABDBBB

tetradic

#BBABDB #DBABB3 #CBDBAB #ABDBD3

square

#BBABDB #DBABB3 #CBDBAB #ABDBD3

split-complementary

#BBABDB #DBD3AB #B3DBAB

monochromatic

#7655B6 #9880C9 #BBABDB #DED6ED #EEEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BBABDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#BBABDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBABDB

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBABDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBABDB	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B2DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4B2DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6B2BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbabdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.070 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc4e6',
    500: '#bbabdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbabdb;
$custom-light: #cfc4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbabdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77098,
    "c": 0.06961,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.44805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBABDB

secondary

#E8EDDE

accent

#B33288

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBABDB

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

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