#BB4AE3#BB4AE3

#BB4AE3 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.232 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4AE3
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 227)
HSL	hsl(284, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(284, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.96, 67.20, -57.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.96, 88.48, 319.42°)
OKLab	oklab(62.39% 0.1668 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(62.39% 0.232 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.8053, 21.0098, 74.7747)
Luminance	0.2101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4AE3 #72E34A

analogous

#6F4AE3 #BB4AE3 #E34ABF

triadic

#BB4AE3 #E3BB4A #4AE3BB

tetradic

#BB4AE3 #E36F4A #72E34A #4ABFE3

square

#BB4AE3 #E36F4A #72E34A #4ABFE3

split-complementary

#BB4AE3 #BFE34A #4AE36F

monochromatic

#78189B #A220D0 #BB4AE3 #CF7FEB #E3B4F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#BB4AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#BB4AE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB4AE3

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB4AE3	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4982DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B86891

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.232 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d385ec',
    500: '#bb4ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4ae3;
$custom-light: #d385ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.314,
    "s": 73.206,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62386,
    "c": 0.23238,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4AE3

secondary

#B6E2A6

accent

#F03868

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4AE3

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

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