#BB36C2#BB36C2

#BB36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.228 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB36C2
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, 68.67, -45.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 82.64, 326.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.49% 0.1883 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(58.49% 0.228 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.5496, 17.1003, 52.6674)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB36C2 #3DC236

analogous

#7536C2 #BB36C2 #C23683

triadic

#BB36C2 #C2BB36 #36C2BB

tetradic

#BB36C2 #C27536 #3DC236 #3683C2

square

#BB36C2 #C27536 #3DC236 #3683C2

split-complementary

#BB36C2 #83C236 #36C275

monochromatic

#5F1B62 #8D2992 #BB36C2 #CE62D3 #DD92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BB36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BB36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36C2

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB36C2	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D68C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5579BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.228 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad5',
    500: '#bb36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb36c2;
$custom-light: #d37ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58493,
    "c": 0.22756,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB36C2

secondary

#8CCC88

accent

#E04850

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB36C2

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

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