#BB497B#BB497B

#BB497B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.155 H 355.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB497B
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 123)
HSL	hsl(334, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(334, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 34.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 50.76, -4.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 50.96, 354.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% 0.1548 -0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.155 355.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.4526, 16.7628, 20.5775)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB497B #49BB89

analogous

#BB49B4 #BB497B #BB5049

triadic

#BB497B #7BBB49 #497BBB

tetradic

#BB497B #B4BB49 #49BB89 #5049BB

square

#BB497B #B4BB49 #49BB89 #5049BB

split-complementary

#BB497B #49BB50 #49B4BB

monochromatic

#642541 #91365E #BB497B #CC769B #DCA2BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#BB497B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#BB497B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB497B

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB497B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB497B	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B657C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9415D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb497b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.155 355.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382a1',
    500: '#bb497b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb497b;
$custom-light: #d382a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb497b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.684,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57167,
    "c": 0.15519,
    "h": 355.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB497B

secondary

#97C9B3

accent

#D59C53

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FAEFF2

border

#D3CACC

text

#150B0E

muted

#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB497B

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

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