#BB35C5#BB35C5

#BB35C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.231 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB35C5
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 197)
HSL	hsl(296, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 69.50, -47.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 84.26, 325.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.59% 0.1891 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(58.59% 0.231 325)
XYZ	xyz(31.8439, 17.1443, 54.4444)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB35C5 #3FC535

analogous

#7335C5 #BB35C5 #C53587

triadic

#BB35C5 #C5BB35 #35C5BB

tetradic

#BB35C5 #C57335 #3FC535 #3587C5

square

#BB35C5 #C57335 #3FC535 #3587C5

split-complementary

#BB35C5 #87C535 #35C573

monochromatic

#5F1B65 #8D2895 #BB35C5 #CD62D5 #DC93E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BB35C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BB35C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB35C5

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB35C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB35C5	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5379C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF4E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb35c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.231 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad7',
    500: '#bb35c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb35c5;
$custom-light: #d37ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb35c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.833,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58587,
    "c": 0.23096,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.17142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB35C5

secondary

#8ECD89

accent

#E14752

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB35C5

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

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