#BB37BE#BB37BE

#BB37BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.223 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB37BE
RGB	rgb(187, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(299, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 67.67, -43.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 80.62, 327.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1874 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.223 327)
XYZ	xyz(31.1535, 17.0170, 50.3490)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB37BE #3ABE37

analogous

#7837BE #BB37BE #BE377D

triadic

#BB37BE #BEBB37 #37BEBB

tetradic

#BB37BE #BE7837 #3ABE37 #377DBE

square

#BB37BE #BE7837 #3ABE37 #377DBE

split-complementary

#BB37BE #7DBE37 #37BE78

monochromatic

#5E1C5F #8C298F #BB37BE #CF61D1 #DD90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB37BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB37BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB37BE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB37BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB37BE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A68C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5878BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb37be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.223 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ad2',
    500: '#bb37be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb37be;
$custom-light: #d37ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb37be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.667,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58346,
    "c": 0.22335,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.17015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB37BE

secondary

#88CA87

accent

#DE494D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#150A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB37BE

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

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