#BB37C2#BB37C2

#BB37C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.226 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB37C2
RGB	rgb(187, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.50, 68.33, -45.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.50, 82.26, 326.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.1873 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.226 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.5966, 17.1943, 52.6831)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB37C2 #3EC237

analogous

#7637C2 #BB37C2 #C23784

triadic

#BB37C2 #C2BB37 #37C2BB

tetradic

#BB37C2 #C27637 #3EC237 #3784C2

square

#BB37C2 #C27637 #3EC237 #3784C2

split-complementary

#BB37C2 #84C237 #37C276

monochromatic

#5F1C63 #8D2992 #BB37C2 #CD63D3 #DC93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB37C2

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB37C2	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1069C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.226 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd5',
    500: '#bb37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb37c2;
$custom-light: #d37bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.978,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58577,
    "c": 0.22648,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB37C2

secondary

#8DCB89

accent

#DF4950

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB37C2

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

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