#BB42CC#BB42CC

#BB42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.222 H 322.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42CC
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(293, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.48, 66.08, -48.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.48, 81.92, 323.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% 0.1762 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.222 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.3397, 18.8227, 58.9921)
Luminance	0.1882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42CC #53CC42

analogous

#7642CC #BB42CC #CC4298

triadic

#BB42CC #CCBB42 #42CCBB

tetradic

#BB42CC #CC7642 #53CC42 #4298CC

square

#BB42CC #CC7642 #53CC42 #4298CC

split-complementary

#BB42CC #98CC42 #42CC76

monochromatic

#6A1F74 #962CA4 #BB42CC #CC72D9 #DEA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#BB42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#BB42CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42CC

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42CC	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#186FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#557DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.222 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380dc',
    500: '#bb42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42cc;
$custom-light: #d380dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.609,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60175,
    "c": 0.22195,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42CC

secondary

#9ED397

accent

#E1475A

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42CC

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

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