#BB499C#BB499C

#BB499C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.174 H 339.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB499C
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(316, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(316, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 16.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 55.23, -22.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 59.61, 337.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.46% 0.1635 -0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(58.46% 0.174 339.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.8774, 17.7327, 33.3479)
Luminance	0.1773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB499C #49BB68

analogous

#A149BB #BB499C #BB4963

triadic

#BB499C #9CBB49 #499CBB

tetradic

#BB499C #BBA149 #49BB68 #4963BB

square

#BB499C #BBA149 #49BB68 #4963BB

split-complementary

#BB499C #63BB49 #49BBA1

monochromatic

#642553 #913678 #BB499C #CC76B4 #DCA2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BB499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BB499C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB499C

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB499C	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F699F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C54C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.174 339.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d282b9',
    500: '#bb499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb499c;
$custom-light: #d282b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.316,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58459,
    "c": 0.17429,
    "h": 339.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB499C

secondary

#97C9A4

accent

#D57653

background

#FDF8FB

surface

#FAEFF6

border

#D3CAD0

text

#140B11

muted

#837C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB499C

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

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