#BB51CC#BB51CC

#BB51CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.202 H 321.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB51CC
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 204)
HSL	hsl(292, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(292, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.74, 59.79, -44.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.74, 74.73, 323.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.81% 0.1591 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(61.81% 0.202 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.3339, 20.8110, 59.3235)
Luminance	0.2081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB51CC #62CC51

analogous

#7D51CC #BB51CC #CC519F

triadic

#BB51CC #CCBB51 #51CCBB

tetradic

#BB51CC #CC7D51 #62CC51 #519FCC

square

#BB51CC #CC7D51 #62CC51 #519FCC

split-complementary

#BB51CC #9FCC51 #51CC7D

monochromatic

#71257E #9C33AD #BB51CC #CD80DA #E0B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#BB51CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#BB51CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB51CC

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB51CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB51CC	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3776D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F82C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD6487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb51cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.202 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d288dc',
    500: '#bb51cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb51cc;
$custom-light: #d288dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb51cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.707,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6181,
    "c": 0.20211,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB51CC

secondary

#AAD6A3

accent

#DE4A5E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAF0FB

border

#D3CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB51CC

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

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