#BB36A5#BB36A5

#BB36A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.206 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB36A5
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 165)
HSL	hsl(310, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(310, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 11.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 64.07, -31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 71.33, 333.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1872 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.206 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.6046, 15.9222, 37.1568)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB36A5 #36BB4C

analogous

#8F36BB #BB36A5 #BB3662

triadic

#BB36A5 #A5BB36 #36A5BB

tetradic

#BB36A5 #BB8F36 #36BB4C #3662BB

square

#BB36A5 #BB8F36 #36BB4C #3662BB

split-complementary

#BB36A5 #62BB36 #36BB8F

monochromatic

#5C1B51 #8C287B #BB36A5 #D05EBD #DE8DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BB36A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB36A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36A5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB36A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB36A5	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3662A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb36a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.206 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d379c0',
    500: '#bb36a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb36a5;
$custom-light: #d379c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb36a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.925,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56915,
    "c": 0.2058,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB36A5

secondary

#84C98F

accent

#DF6249

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#150A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB36A5

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

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