#BB27A7#BB27A7

#BB27A7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.222 H 334.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB27A7
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 167)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 10.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 68.93, -34.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 77.27, 333.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.2008 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.222 334.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.1944, 14.8084, 37.9251)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB27A7 #27BB3B

analogous

#8527BB #BB27A7 #BB275D

triadic

#BB27A7 #A7BB27 #27A7BB

tetradic

#BB27A7 #BB8527 #27BB3B #275DBB

square

#BB27A7 #BB8527 #27BB3B #275DBB

split-complementary

#BB27A7 #5DBB27 #27BB85

monochromatic

#56124D #881C7A #BB27A7 #D947C5 #E379D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB27A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB27A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB27A7

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB27A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB27A7	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)

#245EAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb27a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.222 334.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d473c1',
    500: '#bb27a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb27a7;
$custom-light: #d473c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb27a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.108,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55867,
    "c": 0.22245,
    "h": 334.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB27A7

secondary

#73CB7F

accent

#E8563F

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FBEEF7

border

#D4C9D0

text

#150912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB27A7

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

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