Purple
#BB8DDA
#BB8DDA is a purple with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.1:1. On white it reaches only 2.6:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#BB8DDA shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #BB8DDA kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FAF4FF
- 100 F4E4FF
- 200 E9CBFF
- 300 D6ABF3
- 400 BB8DDA
- 500 9F72BC
- 600 83579F
- 700 694083
- 800 512C68
- 900 3A1A4D
- 950 240932
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #faf4ff; --color-purple-100: #f4e4ff; --color-purple-200: #e9cbff; --color-purple-300: #d6abf3; --color-purple-400: #bb8dda; --color-purple-500: #9f72bc; --color-purple-600: #83579f; --color-purple-700: #694083; --color-purple-800: #512c68; --color-purple-900: #3a1a4d; --color-purple-950: #240932;}Is #BB8DDA readable?
Contrast for text on #BB8DDA and for #BB8DDA used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 57 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.1APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #9164AE · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.1APCA Lc 50 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #BB8DDA
Six palettes built around #BB8DDA, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#BB8DDA · #B36DA2 · #9393F2 · #FFE1E6 · #28232C
- Complementary#BB8DDA · #92C35A · #8FCD3C · #E8CAFF · #2B272C
- Split complementary#BB8DDA · #C5B161 · #43CF9F · #F4E1FF · #2E2A2F
- Triadic#BB8DDA · #D49151 · #00B0AD · #EDC2FF · #2D2430
- Tetradic#BB8DDA · #DA6D54 · #86C816 · #8CE5FA · #28212D
- Monochromatic#BB8DDA · #B284D0 · #BB83DF · #E2CFFA · #2D282F
#BB8DDA as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #BB8DDA looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FAF4FF
- Brand 100, #F4E4FF
- Brand 200, #E9CBFF
- Brand 300, #D6ABF3
- Brand 400, #BB8DDA
- Brand 500, #9F72BC
- Brand 600, #83579F
- Brand 700, #694083
- Brand 800, #512C68
- Brand 900, #3A1A4D
- Brand 950, #240932
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D8
- Neutral 400, #A39FA6
- Neutral 500, #767179
- Neutral 600, #57525A
- Neutral 700, #423E45
- Neutral 800, #2A262C
- Neutral 900, #1A161C
- Neutral 950, #0C090E
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #95F0C0
- Success 300, #71D8A4
- Success 400, #48BC86
- Success 500, #26A771
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F3B063
- Warning 400, #E99F46
- Warning 500, #BC7508
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FB7172
- Danger 500, #D74B50
- Danger 600, #BD343C
- Danger 700, #9D1727
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #6CA6EF
- Info 500, #4C86CF
- Info 600, #356EB4
- Info 700, #1E5596
- Info 800, #0A3F79
- Info 900, #002A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.5:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.5:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #BB8DDA
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.