#BBABE7#BBABE7
#BBABE7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.086 H 296.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBABE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 56%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 26%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, 17.76, -28.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 33.16, 302.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.57% 0.0385 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.57% 0.086 296.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4771, 45.4598, 81.7538) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.82
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.50
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.64
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.80
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBABE7 #D7E7AB
analogous
#ABB9E7 #BBABE7 #D9ABE7
triadic
#BBABE7 #E7BBAB #ABE7BB
tetradic
#BBABE7 #E7ABB9 #D7E7AB #ABE7D9
square
#BBABE7 #E7ABB9 #D7E7AB #ABE7D9
split-complementary
#BBABE7 #E7D9AB #B9E7AB
monochromatic
#6E4CCC #947BD9 #BBABE7 #E2DBF5 #ECE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#BBABE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#BBABE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBABE7
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBABE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBABE7 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB4EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B3E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3B4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbabe7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.086 296.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4ee',
500: '#bbabe7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbabe7; $custom-light: #d0c4ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbabe7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77573,
"c": 0.08594,
"h": 296.6
},
"luminance": 0.4546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBABE7
secondary
#EAEFDC
accent
#C32298
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F9F8FD
border
#D2D1D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184