#BB38C9#BB38C9

#BB38C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.231 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB38C9
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, 69.19, -49.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 84.79, 324.68°)
OKLab	oklab(59.08% 0.1862 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(59.08% 0.231 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.4494, 17.6122, 56.9373)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB38C9 #46C938

analogous

#7238C9 #BB38C9 #C9388E

triadic

#BB38C9 #C9BB38 #38C9BB

tetradic

#BB38C9 #C97238 #46C938 #388EC9

square

#BB38C9 #C97238 #46C938 #388EC9

split-complementary

#BB38C9 #8EC938 #38C972

monochromatic

#621D6A #8F2A9A #BB38C9 #CB68D6 #DC98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BB38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BB38C9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB38C9

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB38C9	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527AC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE527E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.231 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bda',
    500: '#bb38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb38c9;
$custom-light: #d37bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.207,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59076,
    "c": 0.23097,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB38C9

secondary

#94CF8E

accent

#E14756

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB38C9

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

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