#BB42C2#BB42C2

#BB42C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.214 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42C2
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(297, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 64.31, -43.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 77.66, 325.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1761 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.214 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.1786, 18.3583, 52.8771)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42C2 #49C242

analogous

#7B42C2 #BB42C2 #C24289

triadic

#BB42C2 #C2BB42 #42C2BB

tetradic

#BB42C2 #C27B42 #49C242 #4289C2

square

#BB42C2 #C27B42 #49C242 #4289C2

split-complementary

#BB42C2 #89C242 #42C27B

monochromatic

#642268 #913196 #BB42C2 #CC70D1 #DC9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BB42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#BB42C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42C2

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42C2	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF557D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.214 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380d5',
    500: '#bb42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42c2;
$custom-light: #d380d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.719,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.596,
    "c": 0.21358,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42C2

secondary

#97CC94

accent

#DB4D55

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42C2

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

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