#BB37C1#BB37C1

#BB37C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.226 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB37C1
RGBrgb(187, 55, 193)
HSLhsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3.1%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LABlab(48.45, 68.17, -45.31)
CIE-LCHlch(48.45, 81.85, 326.39°)
OKLaboklab(58.52% 0.1873 -0.1259)
OKLCHoklch(58.52% 0.226 326.1)
XYZxyz(31.4847, 17.1495, 52.0936)
Luminance0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB37C1 #3DC137
analogous
#7637C1 #BB37C1 #C13782
triadic
#BB37C1 #C1BB37 #37C1BB
tetradic
#BB37C1 #C17637 #3DC137 #3782C1
square
#BB37C1 #C17637 #3DC137 #3782C1
split-complementary
#BB37C1 #82C137 #37C176
monochromatic
#5F1C62 #8D2991 #BB37C1 #CE63D2 #DD92E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74
#BB37C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43
#BB37C1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB37C1
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB37C1#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB37C11.004.744.434.74
#FFFFFF4.741.0021.001.00
#0000004.4321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.741.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#1369C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5679BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C04E79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb37c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 55, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.226 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd4',
    500: '#bb37c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb37c1;
$custom-light: #d37bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb37c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.391,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58519,
    "c": 0.2257,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB37C1
secondary
#8CCB89
accent
#DF494F
background
#FDF7FD
surface
#FAEEFA
border
#D3C9D3
text
#150A14
muted
#837C83

Preview Lab

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#BB37C1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva