#BB42BF#BB42BF

#BB42BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.211 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42BF
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(298, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(298, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, 63.79, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 76.40, 326.61°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.176 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.211 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.8451, 18.2249, 51.1205)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42BF #46BF42

analogous

#7C42BF #BB42BF #BF4284

triadic

#BB42BF #BFBB42 #42BFBB

tetradic

#BB42BF #BF7C42 #46BF42 #4284BF

square

#BB42BF #BF7C42 #46BF42 #4284BF

split-complementary

#BB42BF #84BF42 #42BF7C

monochromatic

#622265 #8F3292 #BB42BF #CB70CE #DC9DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BB42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BB42BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42BF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42BF	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	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)

#2D6CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0547B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.211 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380d3',
    500: '#bb42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42bf;
$custom-light: #d380d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59433,
    "c": 0.21109,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42BF

secondary

#94CA93

accent

#D94F53

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42BF

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

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