#BB38C0#BB38C0

#BB38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.224 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38C0
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(298, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.51, 67.66, -44.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.51, 81.05, 326.59°)
OKLab	oklab(58.55% 0.1864 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(58.55% 0.224 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.4215, 17.2010, 51.5241)
Luminance	0.1720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38C0 #3DC038

analogous

#7738C0 #BB38C0 #C03881

triadic

#BB38C0 #C0BB38 #38C0BB

tetradic

#BB38C0 #C07738 #3DC038 #3881C0

square

#BB38C0 #C07738 #3DC038 #3881C0

split-complementary

#BB38C0 #81C038 #38C077

monochromatic

#5F1C61 #8D2A91 #BB38C0 #CE64D2 #DD93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38C0

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38C0	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)

#1869C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5779BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.224 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd3',
    500: '#bb38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38c0;
$custom-light: #d37bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.794,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58547,
    "c": 0.22382,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38C0

secondary

#8CCB89

accent

#DE4A4F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38C0

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

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