#BB27BB#BB27BB

#BB27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.237 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB27BB
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(300, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 71.95, -44.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 84.85, 327.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.2009 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.237 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.1883, 15.6060, 48.4263)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB27BB #27BB27

analogous

#7127BB #BB27BB #BB2771

triadic

#BB27BB #BBBB27 #27BBBB

tetradic

#BB27BB #BB7127 #27BB27 #2771BB

square

#BB27BB #BB7127 #27BB27 #2771BB

split-complementary

#BB27BB #71BB27 #27BB71

monochromatic

#561256 #881C88 #BB27BB #D947D9 #E379E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB27BB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB27BB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5375B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.237 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d474d0',
    500: '#bb27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb27bb;
$custom-light: #d474d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56988,
    "c": 0.23651,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB27BB

secondary

#73CB73

accent

#E83F3F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF9

border

#D4C9D2

text

#150914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB27BB

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

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