#BB12DD#BB12DD

#BB12DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.273 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB12DD
RGB	rgb(187, 18, 221)
HSL	hsl(290, 85%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(290, 92%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 91.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 81.42, -63.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 103.15, 322.12°)
OKLab	oklab(58.24% 0.2071 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(58.24% 0.273 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.7592, 16.2197, 69.7451)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB12DD #34DD12

analogous

#5612DD #BB12DD #DD1299

triadic

#BB12DD #DDBB12 #12DDBB

tetradic

#BB12DD #DD5612 #34DD12 #1299DD

square

#BB12DD #DD5612 #34DD12 #1299DD

split-complementary

#BB12DD #99DD12 #12DD56

monochromatic

#5B096C #8B0DA4 #BB12DD #D13DEF #DF76F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BB12DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BB12DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB12DD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB12DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB12DD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A75D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb12dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 18, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.273 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d571e8',
    500: '#bb12dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb12dd;
$custom-light: #d571e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb12dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.951,
    "s": 84.937,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58239,
    "c": 0.27336,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB12DD

secondary

#82DB70

accent

#FB2D4F

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FBEDFD

border

#D4C8D5

text

#150916

muted

#837B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB12DD

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

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