#BB4EDE#BB4EDE
#BB4EDE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.223 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 78, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 64.55, -54.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 84.31, 319.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.51% 0.1627 -0.1521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.51% 0.223 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4008, 21.2889, 71.2848) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.09
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.44
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.16
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.25
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.84
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4EDE #71DE4E
analogous
#734EDE #BB4EDE #DE4EB9
triadic
#BB4EDE #DEBB4E #4EDEBB
tetradic
#BB4EDE #DE734E #71DE4E #4EB9DE
square
#BB4EDE #DE734E #71DE4E #4EB9DE
split-complementary
#BB4EDE #B9DE4E #4EDE73
monochromatic
#781C96 #A126C9 #BB4EDE #CF82E8 #E3B5F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BB4EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#BB4EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB4EDE
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4EDE | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1278E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5182DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96890
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.223 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d387e9',
500: '#bb4ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4ede; $custom-light: #d387e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 78,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.417,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6251,
"c": 0.22274,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.21288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4EDE
secondary
#B5E0A8
accent
#EB3C67
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84