#BB42AC#BB42AC

#BB42AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.196 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AC
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(307, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 60.65, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 68.79, 331.84°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1747 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.196 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.8882, 17.4421, 40.8142)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AC #42BB51

analogous

#8E42BB #BB42AC #BB4270

triadic

#BB42AC #ACBB42 #42ACBB

tetradic

#BB42AC #BB8E42 #42BB51 #4270BB

square

#BB42AC #BB8E42 #42BB51 #4270BB

split-complementary

#BB42AC #70BB42 #42BB8E

monochromatic

#612259 #8E3282 #BB42AC #CC6EC0 #DC9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BB42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BB42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AC

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AC	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E69AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.196 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc5',
    500: '#bb42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42ac;
$custom-light: #d37fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.438,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5843,
    "c": 0.19596,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AC

secondary

#91C898

accent

#D76150

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AC

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

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