#BB4BE0#BB4BE0

#BB4BE0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.228 H 316.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4BE0
RGB	rgb(187, 75, 224)
HSL	hsl(285, 71%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.93, 66.20, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.93, 86.65, 319.82°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% 0.1659 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.228 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.4621, 20.9802, 72.6355)
Luminance	0.2098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4BE0 #70E04B

analogous

#704BE0 #BB4BE0 #E04BBA

triadic

#BB4BE0 #E0BB4B #4BE0BB

tetradic

#BB4BE0 #E0704B #70E04B #4BBAE0

square

#BB4BE0 #E0704B #70E04B #4BBAE0

split-complementary

#BB4BE0 #BAE04B #4BE070

monochromatic

#781A97 #A123CB #BB4BE0 #CF7FE9 #E2B3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#BB4BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#BB4BE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB4BE0

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB4BE0	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)

#0078E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C82DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96790

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 75, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.228 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d385ea',
    500: '#bb4be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4be0;
$custom-light: #d385ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.101,
    "s": 70.616,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62306,
    "c": 0.2284,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4BE0

secondary

#B5E1A6

accent

#ED3A67

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4BE0

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

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