#BB48AA#BB48AA
#BB48AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.186 H 333.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB48AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 72, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 9.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.62, 57.83, -30.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.62, 65.16, 332.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.99% 0.1672 -0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.99% 0.186 333.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0667, 18.1041, 39.9333) |
| Luminance | 0.1810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.17
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.20
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.27
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.39
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 7.02
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB48AA #48BB59
analogous
#9348BB #BB48AA #BB4870
triadic
#BB48AA #AABB48 #48AABB
tetradic
#BB48AA #BB9348 #48BB59 #4870BB
square
#BB48AA #BB9348 #48BB59 #4870BB
split-complementary
#BB48AA #70BB48 #48BB93
monochromatic
#64255A #903683 #BB48AA #CC75BF #DCA1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#BB48AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#BB48AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB48AA
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB48AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB48AA | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#466BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35072
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb48aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.186 333.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d282c3',
500: '#bb48aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb48aa; $custom-light: #d282c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb48aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 72,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.87,
"s": 45.817,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5899,
"c": 0.18612,
"h": 333.9
},
"luminance": 0.18102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB48AA
secondary
#96C99D
accent
#D56652
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#140B12
muted
#837C81