#BB38C1#BB38C1

#BB38C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.225 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38C1
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 193)
HSL	hsl(297, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 71%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 67.82, -45.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 81.46, 326.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.61% 0.1864 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(58.61% 0.225 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.5327, 17.2455, 52.1096)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38C1 #3EC138

analogous

#7738C1 #BB38C1 #C13883

triadic

#BB38C1 #C1BB38 #38C1BB

tetradic

#BB38C1 #C17738 #3EC138 #3883C1

square

#BB38C1 #C17738 #3EC138 #3883C1

split-complementary

#BB38C1 #83C138 #38C177

monochromatic

#5F1C62 #8D2A92 #BB38C1 #CD64D2 #DC94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BB38C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BB38C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38C1

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38C1	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1669C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5779BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.225 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd4',
    500: '#bb38c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38c1;
$custom-light: #d37bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.372,
    "s": 55.02,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58605,
    "c": 0.2246,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38C1

secondary

#8DCB8A

accent

#DE4950

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38C1

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

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