#BFBBCB#BFBBCB

#BFBBCB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.023 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFBBCB
RGB	rgb(191, 187, 203)
HSL	hsl(255, 13%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(255, 8%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.64, 4.43, -7.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.64, 8.74, 300.41°)
OKLab	oklab(80.02% 0.0104 -0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(80.02% 0.023 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(50.0337, 50.9287, 63.6827)
Luminance	0.5093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFBBCB #C7CBBB

analogous

#BBBFCB #BFBBCB #C7BBCB

triadic

#BFBBCB #CBBFBB #BBCBBF

tetradic

#BFBBCB #CBBBBF #C7CBBB #BBCBC7

square

#BFBBCB #CBBBBF #C7CBBB #BBCBC7

split-complementary

#BFBBCB #CBC7BB #BFCBBB

monochromatic

#7E7696 #9E98B0 #BFBBCB #E0DEE6 #EFEEF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.88

#BFBBCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.19

#BFBBCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFBBCB

11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFBBCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFBBCB	1.00	1.88	11.19	11.19
#FFFFFF	1.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8BDCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B9BDCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BDBDC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BDBDBD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfbbcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 187, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.023 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2cfda',
    500: '#bfbbcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfbbcb;
$custom-light: #d2cfda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfbbcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 13.333,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80023,
    "c": 0.0227,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.50929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFBBCB

secondary

#9A9F8B

accent

#974E85

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFBFB

border

#D4D4D4

text

#141314

muted

#838383

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFBBCB

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

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