#BB38C4#BB38C4

#BB38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.227 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38C4
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(296, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 68.33, -46.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 82.70, 325.71°)
OKLab	oklab(58.78% 0.1863 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(58.78% 0.227 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.8708, 17.3807, 53.8900)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38C4 #41C438

analogous

#7538C4 #BB38C4 #C43887

triadic

#BB38C4 #C4BB38 #38C4BB

tetradic

#BB38C4 #C47538 #41C438 #3887C4

square

#BB38C4 #C47538 #41C438 #3887C4

split-complementary

#BB38C4 #87C438 #38C475

monochromatic

#601D65 #8E2A94 #BB38C4 #CC66D3 #DC96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38C4

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38C4	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E6AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5579C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF507B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.227 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd6',
    500: '#bb38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38c4;
$custom-light: #d37bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5878,
    "c": 0.22698,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38C4

secondary

#90CC8C

accent

#DF4953

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38C4

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

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