#BB42AD#BB42AD

#BB42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.197 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AD
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(307, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 7.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.86, 60.80, -32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.86, 69.17, 331.53°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.1748 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.197 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.9846, 17.4807, 41.3219)
Luminance	0.1748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AD #42BB50

analogous

#8D42BB #BB42AD #BB4271

triadic

#BB42AD #ADBB42 #42ADBB

tetradic

#BB42AD #BB8D42 #42BB50 #4271BB

square

#BB42AD #BB8D42 #42BB50 #4271BB

split-complementary

#BB42AD #71BB42 #42BB8D

monochromatic

#612259 #8E3283 #BB42AD #CC6EC1 #DC9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB42AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AD

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AD	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.197 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc6',
    500: '#bb42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42ad;
$custom-light: #d37fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.942,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58481,
    "c": 0.19673,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AD

secondary

#91C897

accent

#D76050

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AD

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

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