#BB35C1#BB35C1

#BB35C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.228 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB35C1
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 193)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 68.83, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 82.61, 326.43°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1892 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.228 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.3916, 16.9634, 52.0626)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB35C1 #3BC135

analogous

#7535C1 #BB35C1 #C13581

triadic

#BB35C1 #C1BB35 #35C1BB

tetradic

#BB35C1 #C17535 #3BC135 #3581C1

square

#BB35C1 #C17535 #3BC135 #3581C1

split-complementary

#BB35C1 #81C135 #35C175

monochromatic

#5E1B61 #8C2891 #BB35C1 #CE60D3 #DD90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#BB35C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#BB35C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB35C1

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB35C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB35C1	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D68C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5578BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb35c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.228 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad4',
    500: '#bb35c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb35c1;
$custom-light: #d37ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb35c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.429,
    "s": 56.911,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58352,
    "c": 0.22784,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB35C1

secondary

#8ACB87

accent

#E0484E

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB35C1

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

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