#BB51BD#BB51BD
#BB51BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.189 H 326.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB51BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 81, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.98, 57.06, -37.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.98, 68.22, 326.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% 0.158 -0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.189 326.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6207, 20.1257, 50.3007) |
| Luminance | 0.2012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.53
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.56
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.98
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.38
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.56
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB51BD #53BD51
analogous
#8551BD #BB51BD #BD5189
triadic
#BB51BD #BDBB51 #51BDBB
tetradic
#BB51BD #BD8551 #53BD51 #5189BD
square
#BB51BD #BD8551 #53BD51 #5189BD
split-complementary
#BB51BD #89BD51 #51BD85
monochromatic
#6A296B #963997 #BB51BD #CC7DCE #DEAADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#BB51BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#BB51BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB51BD
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB51BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB51BD | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4473C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6881BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C05E7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb51bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.189 326.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d288d1',
500: '#bb51bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb51bd; $custom-light: #d288d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb51bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 81,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.889,
"s": 45,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61006,
"c": 0.18869,
"h": 326.9
},
"luminance": 0.20124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB51BD
secondary
#9ECC9E
accent
#D55356
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F9
border
#D3CBD2
text
#140C14
muted
#837D82