#BB42AE#BB42AE

#BB42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.198 H 332.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AE
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(306, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(306, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 60.97, -33.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 69.56, 331.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1749 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.198 332.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.0817, 17.5195, 41.8334)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AE #42BB4F

analogous

#8B42BB #BB42AE #BB4272

triadic

#BB42AE #AEBB42 #42AEBB

tetradic

#BB42AE #BB8B42 #42BB4F #4272BB

square

#BB42AE #BB8B42 #42BB4F #4272BB

split-complementary

#BB42AE #72BB42 #42BB8B

monochromatic

#61225A #8E3284 #BB42AE #CC6EC2 #DC9CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BB42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB42AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AE

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AE	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.198 332.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc6',
    500: '#bb42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42ae;
$custom-light: #d37fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.446,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58531,
    "c": 0.1975,
    "h": 332.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AE

secondary

#91C897

accent

#D75F50

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AE

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

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