#BD99BB#BD99BB
#BD99BB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.063 H 328.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD99BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 153, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 1.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, 19.28, -12.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 22.99, 327.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% 0.0536 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.063 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3461, 37.1901, 52.0044) |
| Luminance | 0.3719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.04
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.84
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.22
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.65
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.26
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD99BB #99BD9B
analogous
#AD99BD #BD99BB #BD99A9
triadic
#BD99BB #BBBD99 #99BBBD
tetradic
#BD99BB #BDAD99 #99BD9B #99A9BD
square
#BD99BB #BDAD99 #99BD9B #99A9BD
split-complementary
#BD99BB #A9BD99 #99BDAD
monochromatic
#855683 #A574A2 #BD99BB #D5BED4 #EDE3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BD99BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#BD99BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD99BB
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD99BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD99BB | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A1BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA6BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd99bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 153, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.063 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7cf',
500: '#bd99bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd99bb; $custom-light: #d1b7cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd99bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 153,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.333,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72658,
"c": 0.06315,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.37189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD99BB
secondary
#D3DFD4
accent
#A04B46
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141113
muted
#828082