#BB42AA#BB42AA

#BB42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.194 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AA
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(308, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 9.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 60.33, -31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 68.03, 332.48°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% 0.1745 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.194 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6976, 17.3659, 39.8102)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AA #42BB53

analogous

#9042BB #BB42AA #BB426D

triadic

#BB42AA #AABB42 #42AABB

tetradic

#BB42AA #BB9042 #42BB53 #426DBB

square

#BB42AA #BB9042 #42BB53 #426DBB

split-complementary

#BB42AA #6DBB42 #42BB90

monochromatic

#612258 #8E3281 #BB42AA #CC6EBF #DC9CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BB42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BB42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AA

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AA	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4068AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.194 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc3',
    500: '#bb42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42aa;
$custom-light: #d37fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.43,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58331,
    "c": 0.19443,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AA

secondary

#91C899

accent

#D76350

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AA

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

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