#BBAFCC#BBAFCC

#BBAFCC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.043 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBAFCC
RGB	rgb(187, 175, 204)
HSL	hsl(265, 22%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(265, 14%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.28, 9.80, -13.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.28, 16.38, 306.72°)
OKLab	oklab(77.33% 0.024 -0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(77.33% 0.043 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(46.7206, 45.5844, 63.4524)
Luminance	0.4558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBAFCC #C0CCAF

analogous

#AFB2CC #BBAFCC #CAAFCC

triadic

#BBAFCC #CCBBAF #AFCCBB

tetradic

#BBAFCC #CCAFB2 #C0CCAF #AFCCCA

square

#BBAFCC #CCAFB2 #C0CCAF #AFCCCA

split-complementary

#BBAFCC #CCCAAF #B2CCAF

monochromatic

#7B649C #9B8AB4 #BBAFCC #DBD4E4 #EFECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#BBAFCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.12

#BBAFCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBAFCC

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBAFCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBAFCC	1.00	2.08	10.12	10.12
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAB4CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACB4CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9B3B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbafcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.043 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc6db',
    500: '#bbafcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbafcc;
$custom-light: #cfc6db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbafcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.828,
    "s": 22.137,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77331,
    "c": 0.04275,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.45584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBAFCC

secondary

#E6E9E2

accent

#A1457B

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FB

border

#D2D1D4

text

#131315

muted

#828283

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBAFCC

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

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