#BB42E3#BB42E3

#BB42E3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.242 H 316.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42E3
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 227)
HSL	hsl(285, 74%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, 70.34, -59.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 92.03, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.59% 0.1749 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(61.59% 0.242 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.3047, 20.0087, 74.6078)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42E3 #6AE342

analogous

#6A42E3 #BB42E3 #E342BB

triadic

#BB42E3 #E3BB42 #42E3BB

tetradic

#BB42E3 #E36A42 #6AE342 #42BBE3

square

#BB42E3 #E36A42 #6AE342 #42BBE3

split-complementary

#BB42E3 #BBE342 #42E36A

monochromatic

#751695 #9F1ECA #BB42E3 #CE77EB #E1ADF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#BB42E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#BB42E3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42E3

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42E3	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#427FDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9638F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.242 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d481ed',
    500: '#bb42e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42e3;
$custom-light: #d481ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.093,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61591,
    "c": 0.24177,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42E3

secondary

#B0E1A0

accent

#F13765

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42E3

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

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