#BB42EB#BB42EB

#BB42EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.249 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB42EB
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.35, 71.88, -63.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.35, 95.60, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(62.11% 0.174 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(62.11% 0.249 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(37.4346, 20.4607, 80.5585)
Luminance	0.2046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB42EB #72EB42

analogous

#6742EB #BB42EB #EB42C6

triadic

#BB42EB #EBBB42 #42EBBB

tetradic

#BB42EB #EB6742 #72EB42 #42C6EB

square

#BB42EB #EB6742 #72EB42 #42C6EB

split-complementary

#BB42EB #C6EB42 #42EB67

monochromatic

#7811A2 #A217D9 #BB42EB #CF79F1 #E3B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#BB42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#BB42EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB42EB

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB42EB	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3880E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B76793

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.249 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d481f2',
    500: '#bb42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb42eb;
$custom-light: #d481f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.959,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62113,
    "c": 0.24877,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB42EB

secondary

#B6E6A3

accent

#F73169

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB42EB

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

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