#BB42C0#BB42C0

#BB42C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.212 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42C0
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(298, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(298, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 63.96, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 76.82, 326.37°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% 0.1761 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.212 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.9555, 18.2690, 51.7021)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42C0 #47C042

analogous

#7C42C0 #BB42C0 #C04286

triadic

#BB42C0 #C0BB42 #42C0BB

tetradic

#BB42C0 #C07C42 #47C042 #4286C0

square

#BB42C0 #C07C42 #47C042 #4286C0

split-complementary

#BB42C0 #86C042 #42C07C

monochromatic

#632266 #903194 #BB42C0 #CC70CF #DC9EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BB42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BB42C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42C0

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42C0	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0547C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.212 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380d3',
    500: '#bb42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42c0;
$custom-light: #d380d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.619,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59488,
    "c": 0.21192,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42C0

secondary

#95CB93

accent

#DA4E54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42C0

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

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