#BB21BD#BB21BD

#BB21BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.243 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB21BD
RGB	rgb(187, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(299, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 73.68, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 87.26, 327.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.2048 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.243 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.2223, 15.3289, 49.5012)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB21BD #23BD21

analogous

#6D21BD #BB21BD #BD2171

triadic

#BB21BD #BDBB21 #21BDBB

tetradic

#BB21BD #BD6D21 #23BD21 #2171BD

square

#BB21BD #BD6D21 #23BD21 #2171BD

split-complementary

#BB21BD #71BD21 #21BD6D

monochromatic

#540F55 #871889 #BB21BD #DB3EDD #E572E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BB21BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB21BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB21BD

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB21BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB21BD	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb21bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.243 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d472d1',
    500: '#bb21bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb21bd;
$custom-light: #d472d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb21bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.231,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56762,
    "c": 0.24252,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB21BD

secondary

#6ECD6D

accent

#ED3B3D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEDF9

border

#D4C8D2

text

#150914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB21BD

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

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