#BB42B2#BB42B2
#BB42B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.201 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB42B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 66, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 4.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.10, 61.61, -35.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.10, 71.12, 330.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.74% 0.1753 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.74% 0.201 330.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4775, 17.6778, 43.9178) |
| Luminance | 0.1768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.30
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.18
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.95
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.82
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.78
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB42B2 #42BB4B
analogous
#8842BB #BB42B2 #BB4276
triadic
#BB42B2 #B2BB42 #42B2BB
tetradic
#BB42B2 #BB8842 #42BB4B #4276BB
square
#BB42B2 #BB8842 #42BB4B #4276BB
split-complementary
#BB42B2 #76BB42 #42BB88
monochromatic
#61225C #8E3287 #BB42B2 #CC6EC5 #DC9CD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#BB42B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BB42B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB42B2
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB42B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB42B2 | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.54 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A6AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C24F74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb42b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.201 330.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fc9',
500: '#bb42b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb42b2; $custom-light: #d37fc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb42b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 66,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.463,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58736,
"c": 0.20062,
"h": 330.9
},
"luminance": 0.17676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB42B2
secondary
#91C895
accent
#D75A50
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82