#BB497C#BB497C

#BB497C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.156 H 355.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB497C
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 124)
HSL	hsl(333, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(333, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 33.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.99, 50.88, -5.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.99, 51.13, 354.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% 0.1551 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.156 355.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.5155, 16.7879, 20.9089)
Luminance	0.1678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB497C #49BB88

analogous

#BB49B5 #BB497C #BB4F49

triadic

#BB497C #7CBB49 #497CBB

tetradic

#BB497C #B5BB49 #49BB88 #4F49BB

square

#BB497C #B5BB49 #49BB88 #4F49BB

split-complementary

#BB497C #49BB4F #49B5BB

monochromatic

#642541 #91365F #BB497C #CC769C #DCA2BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#BB497C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#BB497C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB497C

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB497C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB497C	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B657E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9415D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb497c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.156 355.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382a1',
    500: '#bb497c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb497c;
$custom-light: #d382a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb497c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.158,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57202,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 355.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB497C

secondary

#97C9B3

accent

#D59B53

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FAEFF2

border

#D3CACC

text

#150B0F

muted

#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB497C

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

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