#BB27A5#BB27A5

#BB27A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.221 H 335.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB27A5
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 165)
HSL	hsl(309, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(309, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 11.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 68.65, -33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 76.55, 333.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.2007 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.221 335.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.0110, 14.7350, 36.9589)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB27A5 #27BB3D

analogous

#8727BB #BB27A5 #BB275B

triadic

#BB27A5 #A5BB27 #27A5BB

tetradic

#BB27A5 #BB8727 #27BB3D #275BBB

square

#BB27A5 #BB8727 #27BB3D #275BBB

split-complementary

#BB27A5 #5BBB27 #27BB87

monochromatic

#56124C #881C78 #BB27A5 #D947C3 #E379D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BB27A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BB27A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB27A5

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB27A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB27A5	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F73A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb27a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.221 335.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d473c0',
    500: '#bb27a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb27a5;
$custom-light: #d473c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb27a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.919,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55761,
    "c": 0.2211,
    "h": 335.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB27A5

secondary

#73CB80

accent

#E8583F

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FBEDF7

border

#D4C8D0

text

#150912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB27A5

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

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