#BB4AE6#BB4AE6
#BB4AE6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.235 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4AE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 74, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.14, 67.79, -58.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.14, 89.84, 318.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% 0.1666 -0.1659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.235 315.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2229, 21.1768, 76.9743) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.41
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.87
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 5.05
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.19
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.31
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4AE6 #75E64A
analogous
#6D4AE6 #BB4AE6 #E64AC3
triadic
#BB4AE6 #E6BB4A #4AE6BB
tetradic
#BB4AE6 #E66D4A #75E64A #4AC3E6
square
#BB4AE6 #E66D4A #75E64A #4AC3E6
split-complementary
#BB4AE6 #C3E64A #4AE66D
monochromatic
#7A16A0 #A31DD5 #BB4AE6 #CF80ED #E3B6F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#BB4AE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#BB4AE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB4AE6
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4AE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4AE6 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0078EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4682E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4ae6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.235 315.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d485ef',
500: '#bb4ae6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4ae6; $custom-light: #d485ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4ae6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 74,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.462,
"s": 75.728,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62575,
"c": 0.2351,
"h": 315.1
},
"luminance": 0.21176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4AE6
secondary
#B8E4A8
accent
#F2356A
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FD
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84