#BB42BE#BB42BE

#BB42BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.210 H 326.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42BE
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(299, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(299, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, 63.62, -41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 75.99, 326.85°)
OKLab	oklab(59.38% 0.176 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(59.38% 0.21 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.7354, 18.1810, 50.5430)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42BE #45BE42

analogous

#7D42BE #BB42BE #BE4283

triadic

#BB42BE #BEBB42 #42BEBB

tetradic

#BB42BE #BE7D42 #45BE42 #4283BE

square

#BB42BE #BE7D42 #45BE42 #4283BE

split-complementary

#BB42BE #83BE42 #42BE7D

monochromatic

#622263 #8F3291 #BB42BE #CB70CE #DC9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BB42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BB42BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42BE

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42BE	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0547B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.210 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380d2',
    500: '#bb42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42be;
$custom-light: #d380d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.548,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59377,
    "c": 0.21028,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42BE

secondary

#94CA92

accent

#D84F53

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF9

border

#D3CAD2

text

#150B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42BE

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

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