Violet
#BBB0DD
#BBB0DD is a violet with low intensity, at step 300 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 9.3:1. On white it reaches only 2.0:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#BBB0DD shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #BBB0DD kept exactly at step 300. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F7F5FF
- 100 EDE7FF
- 200 DCD3F9
- 300 BBB0DD
- 400 A69CC6
- 500 8B80AB
- 600 70668E
- 700 584E74
- 800 42395A
- 900 2E2642
- 950 1A142A
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-violet-50: #f7f5ff; --color-violet-100: #ede7ff; --color-violet-200: #dcd3f9; --color-violet-300: #bbb0dd; --color-violet-400: #a69cc6; --color-violet-500: #8b80ab; --color-violet-600: #70668e; --color-violet-700: #584e74; --color-violet-800: #42395a; --color-violet-900: #2e2642; --color-violet-950: #1a142a;}Is #BBB0DD readable?
Contrast for text on #BBB0DD and for #BBB0DD 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 · 2.0APCA Lc 44 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 9.3APCA Lc 64 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7B709A · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.0APCA Lc 39 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 9.3APCA Lc 62 · Content text 16px and up
Color palettes with #BBB0DD
Six palettes built around #BBB0DD, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#BBB0DD · #B36EBD · #81A9FF · #F8C5D9 · #302D34
- Complementary#BBB0DD · #C3B16B · #89C730 · #E6E2FF · #2F2C36
- Split complementary#BBB0DD · #D6A954 · #6FBF6D · #E5D5FF · #312D3B
- Triadic#BBB0DD · #E68A46 · #00B88F · #E6DEFF · #262630
- Tetradic#BBB0DD · #CE817A · #D0AF00 · #7AE7FC · #2A2632
- Monochromatic#BBB0DD · #9C8DE8 · #C2A6FF · #E0DEFF · #2A2637
#BBB0DD as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #BBB0DD looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F7F5FF
- Brand 100, #EDE7FF
- Brand 200, #DCD3F9
- Brand 300, #BBB0DD
- Brand 400, #A69CC6
- Brand 500, #8B80AB
- Brand 600, #70668E
- Brand 700, #584E74
- Brand 800, #42395A
- Brand 900, #2E2642
- Brand 950, #1A142A
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D4D3D9
- Neutral 400, #A19FA7
- Neutral 500, #74727B
- Neutral 600, #55535B
- Neutral 700, #413F46
- Neutral 800, #28272D
- Neutral 900, #18171D
- Neutral 950, #0A090F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #38AA77
- 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, #EAA453
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- 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, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 300 with neutral 950 text, at 9.8:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 300: it already reads on the dark background at 9.8:1.
- 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 #BBB0DD
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.