#BB4AE2#BB4AE2

#BB4AE2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.231 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4AE2
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 226)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.90, 67.00, -57.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.90, 88.03, 319.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.32% 0.1669 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(62.32% 0.231 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.6676, 20.9547, 74.0499)
Luminance	0.2095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4AE2 #71E24A

analogous

#6F4AE2 #BB4AE2 #E24ABD

triadic

#BB4AE2 #E2BB4A #4AE2BB

tetradic

#BB4AE2 #E26F4A #71E24A #4ABDE2

square

#BB4AE2 #E26F4A #71E24A #4ABDE2

split-complementary

#BB4AE2 #BDE24A #4AE26F

monochromatic

#781999 #A121CE #BB4AE2 #CF7FEA #E3B3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#BB4AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#BB4AE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB4AE2

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB4AE2	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A81DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.231 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d385ec',
    500: '#bb4ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4ae2;
$custom-light: #d385ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.605,
    "s": 72.381,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62324,
    "c": 0.23147,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4AE2

secondary

#B5E2A6

accent

#EF3968

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4AE2

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

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