#BB51CB#BB51CB
#BB51CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.201 H 322.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB51CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 81, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, 59.61, -44.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 74.29, 323.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.75% 0.159 -0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.75% 0.201 322.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2143, 20.7632, 58.6938) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.60
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.97
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.55
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.99
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.46
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB51CB #61CB51
analogous
#7E51CB #BB51CB #CB519E
triadic
#BB51CB #CBBB51 #51CBBB
tetradic
#BB51CB #CB7E51 #61CB51 #519ECB
square
#BB51CB #CB7E51 #61CB51 #519ECB
split-complementary
#BB51CB #9ECB51 #51CB7E
monochromatic
#71257C #9C33AC #BB51CB #CD80D9 #E0AFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#BB51CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#BB51CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB51CB
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB51CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB51CB | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3876CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6082C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6387
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb51cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.201 322.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d288db',
500: '#bb51cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb51cb; $custom-light: #d288db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb51cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 81,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.131,
"s": 53.982,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61754,
"c": 0.2012,
"h": 322.2
},
"luminance": 0.20761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB51CB
secondary
#A9D5A3
accent
#DD4A5E
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83