#BB50C9#BB50C9
#BB50C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.201 H 322.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB50C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 80, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 60.2%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.42, 59.68, -43.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.42, 73.92, 323.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.53% 0.1602 -0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.53% 0.201 322.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9038, 20.5209, 57.4221) |
| Luminance | 0.2052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.99
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.73
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.64
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.64
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.46
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB50C9 #5EC950
analogous
#7F50C9 #BB50C9 #C9509A
triadic
#BB50C9 #C9BB50 #50C9BB
tetradic
#BB50C9 #C97F50 #5EC950 #509AC9
square
#BB50C9 #C97F50 #5EC950 #509AC9
split-complementary
#BB50C9 #9AC950 #50C97F
monochromatic
#702579 #9B34A8 #BB50C9 #CD7FD7 #DFAEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#BB50C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#BB50C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB50C9
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB50C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB50C9 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3975CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6181C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6285
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb50c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.201 322.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d287da',
500: '#bb50c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb50c9; $custom-light: #d287da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb50c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 80,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.058,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61525,
"c": 0.20081,
"h": 322.9
},
"luminance": 0.20519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB50C9
secondary
#A7D4A1
accent
#DC4C5C
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83