#BBAFBB#BBAFBB

#BBAFBB is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.022 H 325.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBAFBB
RGB	rgb(187, 175, 187)
HSL	hsl(300, 8%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(300, 6%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.77, 6.47, -4.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.77, 7.92, 324.79°)
OKLab	oklab(76.77% 0.0178 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(76.77% 0.022 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(44.7918, 44.8129, 53.2942)
Luminance	0.4481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBAFBB #AFBBAF

analogous

#B5AFBB #BBAFBB #BBAFB5

triadic

#BBAFBB #BBBBAF #AFBBBB

tetradic

#BBAFBB #BBB5AF #AFBBAF #AFB5BB

square

#BBAFBB #BBB5AF #AFBBAF #AFB5BB

split-complementary

#BBAFBB #B5BBAF #AFBBB5

monochromatic

#826E82 #9F8E9F #BBAFBB #D7D0D7 #F1EEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BBAFBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#BBAFBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBAFBB

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBAFBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBAFBB	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)

#AEB2BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B1B3BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BCB0B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbafbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.022 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc6cf',
    500: '#bbafbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbafbb;
$custom-light: #cfc6cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbafbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 8.108,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76769,
    "c": 0.02152,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBAFBB

secondary

#E1E4E1

accent

#925353

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F9

border

#D2D1D2

text

#131313

muted

#828282

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBAFBB

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

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