#BBAFDB#BBAFDB

#BBAFDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.063 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBAFDB
RGB	rgb(187, 175, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 38%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(256, 20%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.77, 12.93, -20.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.77, 24.31, 302.12°)
OKLab	oklab(77.87% 0.0291 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(77.87% 0.063 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(48.6070, 46.3390, 73.3877)
Luminance	0.4634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBAFDB #CFDBAF

analogous

#AFB9DB #BBAFDB #D1AFDB

triadic

#BBAFDB #DBBBAF #AFDBBB

tetradic

#BBAFDB #DBAFB9 #CFDBAF #AFDBD1

square

#BBAFDB #DBAFB9 #CFDBAF #AFDBD1

split-complementary

#BBAFDB #DBD1AF #B9DBAF

monochromatic

#735BB5 #9785C8 #BBAFDB #DFD9EE #EDEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#BBAFDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.27

#BBAFDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBAFDB

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBAFDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBAFDB	1.00	2.05	10.27	10.27
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B5DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B5DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5B5BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbafdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.063 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc6e6',
    500: '#bbafdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbafdb;
$custom-light: #cfc6e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbafdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 77.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77874,
    "c": 0.06313,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.46339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBAFDB

secondary

#E9ECDF

accent

#B1358F

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBAFDB

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

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