#BBADDB#BBADDB

#BBADDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.066 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBADDB
RGB	rgb(187, 173, 219)
HSL	hsl(258, 39%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(258, 21%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.26, 14.03, -21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.26, 25.55, 303.30°)
OKLab	oklab(77.49% 0.0319 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(77.49% 0.066 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.2206, 45.5663, 73.2589)
Luminance	0.4557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBADDB #CDDBAD

analogous

#ADB6DB #BBADDB #D2ADDB

triadic

#BBADDB #DBBBAD #ADDBBB

tetradic

#BBADDB #DBADB6 #CDDBAD #ADDBD2

square

#BBADDB #DBADB6 #CDDBAD #ADDBD2

split-complementary

#BBADDB #DBD2AD #B6DBAD

monochromatic

#7458B6 #9882C8 #BBADDB #DED8EE #EDEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#BBADDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.11

#BBADDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBADDB

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBADDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBADDB	1.00	2.08	10.11	10.11
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4B4DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A6B4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6B4BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbaddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 173, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.066 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc5e6',
    500: '#bbaddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbaddb;
$custom-light: #cfc5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbaddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77485,
    "c": 0.06635,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.45566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBADDB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B2348B

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBADDB

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

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