#BF9BBB#BF9BBB
#BF9BBB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.061 H 329.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 155, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 2.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 18.87, -11.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 22.08, 328.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% 0.0528 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.061 329.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1759, 38.1079, 52.1379) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.84
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.40
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.24
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.94
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.40
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9BBB #9BBF9F
analogous
#B19BBF #BF9BBB #BF9BA9
triadic
#BF9BBB #BBBF9B #9BBBBF
tetradic
#BF9BBB #BFB19B #9BBF9F #9BA9BF
square
#BF9BBB #BFB19B #9BBF9F #9BA9BF
split-complementary
#BF9BBB #A9BF9B #9BBFB1
monochromatic
#885783 #A776A2 #BF9BBB #D7C0D4 #EFE6EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BF9BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#BF9BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9BBB
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9BBB | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A8BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 155, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.061 329.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b8cf',
500: '#bf9bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9bbb; $custom-light: #d2b8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 155,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.667,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73228,
"c": 0.06099,
"h": 329.9
},
"luminance": 0.38107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9BBB
secondary
#D5E0D7
accent
#A04F45
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141113
muted
#828082