#BB48AB#BB48AB

#BB48AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.187 H 333.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB48AB
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 171)
HSL	hsl(308, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(308, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.67, 57.99, -30.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.67, 65.54, 332.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59.04% 0.1673 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(59.04% 0.187 333.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.1617, 18.1421, 40.4334)
Luminance	0.1814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB48AB #48BB58

analogous

#9148BB #BB48AB #BB4871

triadic

#BB48AB #ABBB48 #48ABBB

tetradic

#BB48AB #BB9148 #48BB58 #4871BB

square

#BB48AB #BB9148 #48BB58 #4871BB

split-complementary

#BB48AB #71BB48 #48BB91

monochromatic

#64255B #903684 #BB48AB #CC75BF #DCA1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#BB48AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#BB48AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB48AB

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB48AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB48AB	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C35173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb48ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.187 333.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d282c4',
    500: '#bb48ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb48ab;
$custom-light: #d282c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb48ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.348,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59039,
    "c": 0.1869,
    "h": 333.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB48AB

secondary

#96C99D

accent

#D56552

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#140B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB48AB

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

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