#BB27A8#BB27A8

#BB27A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.223 H 334.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB27A8
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 168)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(308, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 10.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 69.08, -35.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 77.63, 332.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.2009 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.223 334.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.2872, 14.8455, 38.4139)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB27A8 #27BB3A

analogous

#8427BB #BB27A8 #BB275E

triadic

#BB27A8 #A8BB27 #27A8BB

tetradic

#BB27A8 #BB8427 #27BB3A #275EBB

square

#BB27A8 #BB8427 #27BB3A #275EBB

split-complementary

#BB27A8 #5EBB27 #27BB84

monochromatic

#56124D #881C7B #BB27A8 #D947C6 #E379D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BB27A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB27A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB27A8

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB27A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB27A8	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb27a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.223 334.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d473c2',
    500: '#bb27a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb27a8;
$custom-light: #d473c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb27a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.703,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5592,
    "c": 0.22313,
    "h": 334.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB27A8

secondary

#73CB7E

accent

#E8553F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB27A8

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

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