#BB42AF#BB42AF

#BB42AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.198 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42AF
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(306, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(306, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 6.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 61.13, -34.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 69.94, 330.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.175 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.198 332)
XYZ	xyz(30.1796, 17.5587, 42.3488)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42AF #42BB4E

analogous

#8A42BB #BB42AF #BB4273

triadic

#BB42AF #AFBB42 #42AFBB

tetradic

#BB42AF #BB8A42 #42BB4E #4273BB

square

#BB42AF #BB8A42 #42BB4E #4273BB

split-complementary

#BB42AF #73BB42 #42BB8A

monochromatic

#61225A #8E3285 #BB42AF #CC6EC3 #DC9CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BB42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BB42AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB42AF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB42AF	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C69B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.198 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc7',
    500: '#bb42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42af;
$custom-light: #d37fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.95,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58582,
    "c": 0.19828,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.17556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42AF

secondary

#91C896

accent

#D75E50

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42AF

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

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