#BBAFCE#BBAFCE
#BBAFCE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.045 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 24%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 15%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 15%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, 10.20, -14.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 17.43, 305.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.4% 0.0247 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.045 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9620, 45.6810, 64.7238) |
| Luminance | 0.4568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.64
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.00
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.89
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.13
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAFCE #C2CEAF
analogous
#AFB3CE #BBAFCE #CBAFCE
triadic
#BBAFCE #CEBBAF #AFCEBB
tetradic
#BBAFCE #CEAFB3 #C2CEAF #AFCECB
square
#BBAFCE #CEAFB3 #C2CEAF #AFCECB
split-complementary
#BBAFCE #CECBAF #B3CEAF
monochromatic
#7A63A0 #9B89B7 #BBAFCE #DBD5E5 #EFECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#BBAFCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#BBAFCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAFCE
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAFCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAFCE | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB4CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbafce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.045 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc6dd',
500: '#bbafce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbafce; $custom-light: #cfc6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbafce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.226,
"s": 24.031,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77401,
"c": 0.04543,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.45681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAFCE
secondary
#E6EAE1
accent
#A3437E
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283