#BBB0CB#BBB0CB
#BBB0CB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.040 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB0CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 176, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 21%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.50, 9.05, -12.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.50, 15.23, 306.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.5% 0.0222 -0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.5% 0.04 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7964, 45.9273, 62.8879) |
| Luminance | 0.4593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.64
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.36
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.25
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.65
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.78
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB0CB #C0CBB0
analogous
#B0B3CB #BBB0CB #C9B0CB
triadic
#BBB0CB #CBBBB0 #B0CBBB
tetradic
#BBB0CB #CBB0B3 #C0CBB0 #B0CBC9
square
#BBB0CB #CBB0B3 #C0CBB0 #B0CBC9
split-complementary
#BBB0CB #CBC9B0 #B3CBB0
monochromatic
#7B669A #9B8BB3 #BBB0CB #DBD5E3 #EFEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BBB0CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#BBB0CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB0CB
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB0CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB0CB | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9B3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb0cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 176, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.040 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc7da',
500: '#bbb0cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb0cb; $custom-light: #cfc7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb0cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 176,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.444,
"s": 20.611,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77495,
"c": 0.03973,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.45927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB0CB
secondary
#E6E9E2
accent
#9F477B
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FA
border
#D2D1D3
text
#131314
muted
#828283