#BB38AD#BB38AD

#BB38AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.209 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38AD
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(306, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(306, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 7.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 64.59, -35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 73.50, 331.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1858 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.209 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.4506, 16.4127, 41.1439)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38AD #38BB46

analogous

#8738BB #BB38AD #BB386C

triadic

#BB38AD #ADBB38 #38ADBB

tetradic

#BB38AD #BB8738 #38BB46 #386CBB

square

#BB38AD #BB8738 #38BB46 #386CBB

split-complementary

#BB38AD #6CBB38 #38BB87

monochromatic

#5D1C56 #8C2A81 #BB38AD #D061C4 #DE90D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#BB38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BB38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38AD

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38AD	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6277AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3456E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.209 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ac6',
    500: '#bb38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38ad;
$custom-light: #d37ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.412,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57504,
    "c": 0.20926,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38AD

secondary

#86C88D

accent

#DD5A4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38AD

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

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