#BB42AB#BB42AB

#BB42AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.195 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AB
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(308, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 60.49, -31.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 68.40, 332.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1746 -0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.195 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.7925, 17.4038, 40.3103)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AB #42BB52

analogous

#8F42BB #BB42AB #BB426F

triadic

#BB42AB #ABBB42 #42ABBB

tetradic

#BB42AB #BB8F42 #42BB52 #426FBB

square

#BB42AB #BB8F42 #42BB52 #426FBB

split-complementary

#BB42AB #6FBB42 #42BB8F

monochromatic

#612258 #8E3282 #BB42AB #CC6EC0 #DC9CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB42AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB42AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AB

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AB	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)

#3F69AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.195 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc4',
    500: '#bb42ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42ab;
$custom-light: #d37fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.934,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5838,
    "c": 0.1952,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AB

secondary

#91C898

accent

#D76250

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AB

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

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