#BB38C5#BB38C5

#BB38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.228 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38C5
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(296, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(296, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 68.50, -47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 83.12, 325.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.84% 0.1863 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(58.84% 0.228 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.9850, 17.4264, 54.4914)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38C5 #42C538

analogous

#7538C5 #BB38C5 #C53888

triadic

#BB38C5 #C5BB38 #38C5BB

tetradic

#BB38C5 #C57538 #42C538 #3888C5

square

#BB38C5 #C57538 #42C538 #3888C5

split-complementary

#BB38C5 #88C538 #38C575

monochromatic

#611D66 #8E2A95 #BB38C5 #CC67D4 #DC96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BB38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38C5

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38C5	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A6AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5479C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF507B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.228 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bd7',
    500: '#bb38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38c5;
$custom-light: #d37bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.745,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58839,
    "c": 0.22777,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38C5

secondary

#91CD8C

accent

#DF4953

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38C5

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

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