#BB23AE#BB23AE

#BB23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.231 H 332.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB23AE
RGB	rgb(187, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(305, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(305, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 70.95, -39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 80.97, 331.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.2039 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.231 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7346, 14.8253, 41.3844)
Luminance	0.1482 (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

#BB23AE #23BB30

analogous

#7C23BB #BB23AE #BB2362

triadic

#BB23AE #AEBB23 #23AEBB

tetradic

#BB23AE #BB7C23 #23BB30 #2362BB

square

#BB23AE #BB7C23 #23BB30 #2362BB

split-complementary

#BB23AE #62BB23 #23BB7C

monochromatic

#54104E #87197E #BB23AE #DB40CE #E574DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB23AE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB23AE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C33869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.231 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d472c6',
    500: '#bb23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb23ae;
$custom-light: #d472c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.132,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56003,
    "c": 0.23053,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB23AE

secondary

#6ECC76

accent

#EB4B3C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEDF8

border

#D4C8D1

text

#150913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB23AE

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

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