#BB42CD#BB42CD

#BB42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.223 H 322.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42CD
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.54, 66.26, -48.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.54, 82.35, 323.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.23% 0.1761 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(60.23% 0.223 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.4600, 18.8708, 59.6258)
Luminance	0.1887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42CD #54CD42

analogous

#7542CD #BB42CD #CD4299

triadic

#BB42CD #CDBB42 #42CDBB

tetradic

#BB42CD #CD7542 #54CD42 #4299CD

square

#BB42CD #CD7542 #54CD42 #4299CD

split-complementary

#BB42CD #99CD42 #42CD75

monochromatic

#6A1F76 #962CA6 #BB42CD #CC72DA #DEA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#BB42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#BB42CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42CD

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42CD	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#557DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.223 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d380dd',
    500: '#bb42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42cd;
$custom-light: #d380dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.23,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60233,
    "c": 0.22281,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42CD

secondary

#9FD397

accent

#E1465A

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42CD

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

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