#BB36BF#BB36BF

#BB36BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.225 H 326.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB36BF
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(298, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(298, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.22, 68.17, -44.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.22, 81.41, 326.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.1883 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.225 326.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.2161, 16.9669, 50.9109)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB36BF #3ABF36

analogous

#7636BF #BB36BF #BF367E

triadic

#BB36BF #BFBB36 #36BFBB

tetradic

#BB36BF #BF7636 #3ABF36 #367EBF

square

#BB36BF #BF7636 #3ABF36 #367EBF

split-complementary

#BB36BF #7EBF36 #36BF76

monochromatic

#5E1B60 #8C298F #BB36BF #CF60D2 #DD90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#BB36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#BB36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36BF

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB36BF	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)

#1668C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5778BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.225 326.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad3',
    500: '#bb36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb36bf;
$custom-light: #d37ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.248,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58319,
    "c": 0.22522,
    "h": 326.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB36BF

secondary

#88CA87

accent

#DF494D

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB36BF

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

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