#BB38BD#BB38BD

#BB38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.221 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38BD
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(299, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(299, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 67.16, -43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 79.82, 327.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1864 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.221 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.0925, 17.0694, 49.7913)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38BD #3ABD38

analogous

#7938BD #BB38BD #BD387C

triadic

#BB38BD #BDBB38 #38BDBB

tetradic

#BB38BD #BD7938 #3ABD38 #387CBD

square

#BB38BD #BD7938 #3ABD38 #387CBD

split-complementary

#BB38BD #7CBD38 #38BD79

monochromatic

#5E1C5F #8C2A8E #BB38BD #CF62D0 #DD91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BB38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38BD

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38BD	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E68C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5979BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.221 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd1',
    500: '#bb38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38bd;
$custom-light: #d37bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.098,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58376,
    "c": 0.22146,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38BD

secondary

#88C987

accent

#DE4A4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#150A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38BD

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

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