#BB38BE#BB38BE

#BB38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.222 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38BE
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(299, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 67.32, -43.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 80.23, 327.05°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1864 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.222 327)
XYZ	xyz(31.2014, 17.1130, 50.3650)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38BE #3BBE38

analogous

#7838BE #BB38BE #BE387E

triadic

#BB38BE #BEBB38 #38BEBB

tetradic

#BB38BE #BE7838 #3BBE38 #387EBE

square

#BB38BE #BE7838 #3BBE38 #387EBE

split-complementary

#BB38BE #7EBE38 #38BE78

monochromatic

#5E1C5F #8C2A8F #BB38BE #CE62D1 #DD92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BB38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BB38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38BE

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38BE	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C68C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5979BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.222 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd2',
    500: '#bb38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38be;
$custom-light: #d37bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.657,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58433,
    "c": 0.22225,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.17111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38BE

secondary

#8ACA88

accent

#DE4A4D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#150A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38BE

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

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