#BB36C1#BB36C1

#BB36C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.227 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB36C1
RGBrgb(187, 54, 193)
HSLhsl(297, 56%, 48%)
HSVhsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3.1%, 72%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LABlab(48.33, 68.50, -45.50)
CIE-LCHlch(48.33, 82.23, 326.41°)
OKLaboklab(58.44% 0.1883 -0.1264)
OKLCHoklch(58.44% 0.227 326.1)
XYZxyz(31.4377, 17.0555, 52.0779)
Luminance0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB36C1 #3CC136
analogous
#7536C1 #BB36C1 #C13681
triadic
#BB36C1 #C1BB36 #36C1BB
tetradic
#BB36C1 #C17536 #3CC136 #3681C1
square
#BB36C1 #C17536 #3CC136 #3681C1
split-complementary
#BB36C1 #81C136 #36C175
monochromatic
#5E1B61 #8D2991 #BB36C1 #CE61D3 #DD91E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76
#BB36C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41
#BB36C1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36C1
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB36C1#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB36C11.004.764.414.76
#FFFFFF4.761.0021.001.00
#0000004.4121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.761.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#1068C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5678BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C04D79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb36c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.227 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad4',
    500: '#bb36c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb36c1;
$custom-light: #d37ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb36c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.41,
    "s": 56.275,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58435,
    "c": 0.22678,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB36C1
secondary
#8BCB88
accent
#E0484F
background
#FDF7FD
surface
#FBEEFA
border
#D4C9D3
text
#150A14
muted
#837C83

Preview Lab

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#BB36C1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva