#BB42EA#BB42EA

#BB42EA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.248 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42EA
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(283, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.29, 71.68, -62.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.29, 95.16, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(62.05% 0.1741 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(62.05% 0.248 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.2905, 20.4030, 79.7998)
Luminance	0.2040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42EA #71EA42

analogous

#6742EA #BB42EA #EA42C5

triadic

#BB42EA #EABB42 #42EABB

tetradic

#BB42EA #EA6742 #71EA42 #42C5EA

square

#BB42EA #EA6742 #71EA42 #42C5EA

split-complementary

#BB42EA #C5EA42 #42EA67

monochromatic

#7812A0 #A118D7 #BB42EA #CF79F0 #E3B0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#BB42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#BB42EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42EA

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42EA	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A80E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B76693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.248 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d481f2',
    500: '#bb42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42ea;
$custom-light: #d481f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.214,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62047,
    "c": 0.2479,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42EA

secondary

#B5E5A3

accent

#F63168

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42EA

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

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