#BB36CD#BB36CD

#BB36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.236 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB36CD
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(293, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, 70.55, -51.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 87.24, 323.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.1878 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.236 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.8310, 17.6128, 59.4161)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB36CD #48CD36

analogous

#6F36CD #BB36CD #CD3693

triadic

#BB36CD #CDBB36 #36CDBB

tetradic

#BB36CD #CD6F36 #48CD36 #3693CD

square

#BB36CD #CD6F36 #48CD36 #3693CD

split-complementary

#BB36CD #93CD36 #36CD6F

monochromatic

#641B6D #90279E #BB36CD #CC67D9 #DC98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BB36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BB36CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB36CD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB36CD	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D7AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE537F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.236 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bdd',
    500: '#bb36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb36cd;
$custom-light: #d47bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.848,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59152,
    "c": 0.23628,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB36CD

secondary

#96D18E

accent

#E34457

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB36CD

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

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