#BB36AB#BB36AB

#BB36AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.210 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB36AB
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(307, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(307, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 64.97, -34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 73.54, 332.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.1877 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.21 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.1635, 16.1458, 40.1007)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB36AB #36BB46

analogous

#8936BB #BB36AB #BB3669

triadic

#BB36AB #ABBB36 #36ABBB

tetradic

#BB36AB #BB8936 #36BB46 #3669BB

square

#BB36AB #BB8936 #36BB46 #3669BB

split-complementary

#BB36AB #69BB36 #36BB89

monochromatic

#5C1B54 #8C2880 #BB36AB #D05EC3 #DE8DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BB36AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BB36AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36AB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB36AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB36AB	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3164AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6277A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3436D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb36ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.210 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d379c4',
    500: '#bb36ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb36ab;
$custom-light: #d379c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb36ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.218,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57222,
    "c": 0.21011,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB36AB

secondary

#84C98C

accent

#DF5B49

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB36AB

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

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