#BBB2CE#BBB2CE
#BBB2CE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.040 H 300.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 178, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 14%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.10, 8.56, -12.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.10, 15.56, 303.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% 0.0203 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.04 300.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5524, 46.8618, 64.9206) |
| Luminance | 0.4686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.01
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.19
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.22
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB2CE #C5CEB2
analogous
#B2B7CE #BBB2CE #C9B2CE
triadic
#BBB2CE #CEBBB2 #B2CEBB
tetradic
#BBB2CE #CEB2B7 #C5CEB2 #B2CEC9
square
#BBB2CE #CEB2B7 #C5CEB2 #B2CEC9
split-complementary
#BBB2CE #CEC9B2 #B7CEB2
monochromatic
#79679E #9A8DB6 #BBB2CE #DCD7E6 #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#BBB2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#BBB2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB2CE
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB2CE | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 178, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.040 300.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc9dd',
500: '#bbb2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb2ce; $custom-light: #cfc9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 178,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.286,
"s": 22.222,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77995,
"c": 0.04047,
"h": 300.1
},
"luminance": 0.46862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB2CE
secondary
#E7E9E2
accent
#A14583
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283