#BB42B3#BB42B3
#BB42B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.201 H 330.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB42B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 66, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 4.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.15, 61.78, -36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.15, 71.52, 329.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.79% 0.1754 -0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.79% 0.201 330.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5783, 17.7181, 44.4485) |
| Luminance | 0.1772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.27
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.13
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.02
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.63
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB42B3 #42BB4A
analogous
#8742BB #BB42B3 #BB4277
triadic
#BB42B3 #B3BB42 #42B3BB
tetradic
#BB42B3 #BB8742 #42BB4A #4277BB
square
#BB42B3 #BB8742 #42BB4A #4277BB
split-complementary
#BB42B3 #77BB42 #42BB87
monochromatic
#61225C #8E3288 #BB42B3 #CC6EC6 #DC9CD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BB42B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BB42B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB42B3
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB42B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB42B3 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#396AB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C24F75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb42b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.201 330.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fca',
500: '#bb42b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb42b3; $custom-light: #d37fca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb42b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 66,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.967,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58788,
"c": 0.20141,
"h": 330.5
},
"luminance": 0.17716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB42B3
secondary
#91C894
accent
#D75950
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82