#BBADCB#BBADCB

#BBADCB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.045 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBADCB
RGB	rgb(187, 173, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 22%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(268, 15%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.74, 10.69, -13.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.74, 17.14, 308.60°)
OKLab	oklab(76.9% 0.0266 -0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.045 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(46.2147, 44.7639, 62.6940)
Luminance	0.4476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBADCB #BDCBAD

analogous

#ADAECB #BBADCB #CAADCB

triadic

#BBADCB #CBBBAD #ADCBBB

tetradic

#BBADCB #CBADAE #BDCBAD #ADCBCA

square

#BBADCB #CBADAE #BDCBAD #ADCBCA

split-complementary

#BBADCB #CBCAAD #AECBAD

monochromatic

#7D629B #9C88B3 #BBADCB #DAD2E3 #EFECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BBADCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#BBADCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBADCB

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBADCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBADCB	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8B2CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB3CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9B1B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbadcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 173, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.045 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc5da',
    500: '#bbadcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbadcb;
$custom-light: #cfc5da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbadcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268,
    "s": 22.388,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76902,
    "c": 0.04483,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBADCB

secondary

#E6E9E2

accent

#A14576

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FA

border

#D2D1D3

text

#131215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBADCB

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

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