#BB21AB#BB21AB
#BB21AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.230 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB21AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 33, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 70%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 8.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.07, 70.97, -37.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.07, 80.39, 331.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.2053 -0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.23 333.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3883, 14.5953, 39.8422) |
| Luminance | 0.1459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.45
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.80
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.56
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.84
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB21AB #21BB31
analogous
#7E21BB #BB21AB #BB215E
triadic
#BB21AB #ABBB21 #21ABBB
tetradic
#BB21AB #BB7E21 #21BB31 #215EBB
square
#BB21AB #BB7E21 #21BB31 #215EBB
split-complementary
#BB21AB #5EBB21 #21BB7E
monochromatic
#530F4C #87187B #BB21AB #DD3DCC #E671DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#BB21AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#BB21AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB21AB
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB21AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB21AB | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#165DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A72A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb21ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 33, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.230 333.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d471c4',
500: '#bb21ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb21ab; $custom-light: #d471c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb21ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 33,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.234,
"s": 70,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55723,
"c": 0.23001,
"h": 333.2
},
"luminance": 0.14593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB21AB
secondary
#6BCC75
accent
#ED4D3B
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEDF8
border
#D4C8D1
text
#150913
muted
#837B82