#BB4BC5#BB4BC5
#BB4BC5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.204 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 75, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 61.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.42, 61.14, -42.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.42, 74.70, 324.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.73% 0.166 -0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.73% 0.204 324.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0868, 19.6301, 54.8587) |
| Luminance | 0.1963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.09
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.56
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.75
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.11
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.33
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4BC5 #55C54B
analogous
#7E4BC5 #BB4BC5 #C54B92
triadic
#BB4BC5 #C5BB4B #4BC5BB
tetradic
#BB4BC5 #C57E4B #55C54B #4B92C5
square
#BB4BC5 #C57E4B #55C54B #4B92C5
split-complementary
#BB4BC5 #92C54B #4BC57E
monochromatic
#6B2471 #97339F #BB4BC5 #CC79D4 #DEA8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#BB4BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#BB4BC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB4BC5
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4BC5 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3572C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#607FC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF5D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 75, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.204 324.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d384d7',
500: '#bb4bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4bc5; $custom-light: #d384d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 75,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.082,
"s": 51.261,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60728,
"c": 0.20425,
"h": 324.4
},
"luminance": 0.19628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4BC5
secondary
#A0D09C
accent
#DB4D59
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FA
border
#D3CBD3
text
#140B14
muted
#837C83