#BB42A4#BB42A4

#BB42A4 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.190 H 336.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42A4
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 164)
HSL	hsl(311, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(311, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 12.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 59.40, -28.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 65.80, 334.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% 0.1737 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.19 336.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.1429, 17.1440, 36.8890)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42A4 #42BB59

analogous

#9642BB #BB42A4 #BB4268

triadic

#BB42A4 #A4BB42 #42A4BB

tetradic

#BB42A4 #BB9642 #42BB59 #4268BB

square

#BB42A4 #BB9642 #42BB59 #4268BB

split-complementary

#BB42A4 #68BB42 #42BB96

monochromatic

#612255 #8E327C #BB42A4 #CC6EBA #DC9CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BB42A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BB42A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42A4

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42A4	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4467A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.190 336.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fbf',
    500: '#bb42a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42a4;
$custom-light: #d37fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.405,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58039,
    "c": 0.18997,
    "h": 336.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42A4

secondary

#91C89B

accent

#D76A50

background

#FDF8FB

surface

#FAEFF7

border

#D3CAD0

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42A4

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

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