#BB38AB#BB38AB

#BB38AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.208 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38AB
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(307, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(307, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 64.28, -34.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 72.75, 332.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.1857 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.208 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.2585, 16.3358, 40.1323)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38AB #38BB48

analogous

#8938BB #BB38AB #BB386A

triadic

#BB38AB #ABBB38 #38ABBB

tetradic

#BB38AB #BB8938 #38BB48 #386ABB

square

#BB38AB #BB8938 #38BB48 #386ABB

split-complementary

#BB38AB #6ABB38 #38BB89

monochromatic

#5D1C55 #8C2A80 #BB38AB #D061C2 #DE90D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BB38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BB38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38AB

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38AB	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3464AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6377A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3446D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.208 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ac4',
    500: '#bb38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38ab;
$custom-light: #d37ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.328,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.574,
    "c": 0.20779,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38AB

secondary

#86C88E

accent

#DD5C4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38AB

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

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