#BBABDE#BBABDE
#BBABDE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.074 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBABDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 44%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 23%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 23%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 15.78, -23.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 28.38, 303.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% 0.0358 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.074 299) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2385, 44.9644, 75.2307) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.25
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.94
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.80
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.73
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBABDE #CEDEAB
analogous
#ABB5DE #BBABDE #D5ABDE
triadic
#BBABDE #DEBBAB #ABDEBB
tetradic
#BBABDE #DEABB5 #CEDEAB #ABDED5
square
#BBABDE #DEABB5 #CEDEAB #ABDED5
split-complementary
#BBABDE #DED5AB #B5DEAB
monochromatic
#7453BB #977FCD #BBABDE #DFD7EF #EDE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BBABDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#BBABDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBABDE
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBABDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBABDE | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B3E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5B2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbabde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.074 299.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4e8',
500: '#bbabde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbabde; $custom-light: #d0c4e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbabde",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.824,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77214,
"c": 0.07368,
"h": 299
},
"luminance": 0.44965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBABDE
secondary
#E8EDDE
accent
#B72F8C
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F9F8FC
border
#D2D1D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184