#BB51D6#BB51D6
#BB51D6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.211 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB51D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 81, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 61.69, -49.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 79.20, 321.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.38% 0.1594 -0.1388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.38% 0.211 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5719, 21.3062, 65.8441) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 0.85
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.69
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.25
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.34
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.49
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB51D6 #6CD651
analogous
#7951D6 #BB51D6 #D651AE
triadic
#BB51D6 #D6BB51 #51D6BB
tetradic
#BB51D6 #D67951 #6CD651 #51AED6
square
#BB51D6 #D67951 #6CD651 #51AED6
split-complementary
#BB51D6 #AED651 #51D679
monochromatic
#76218C #A02DBD #BB51D6 #CE83E2 #E2B4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BB51D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#BB51D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB51D6
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB51D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB51D6 | 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)
#2B78DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5983D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB678C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb51d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.211 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d388e3',
500: '#bb51d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb51d6; $custom-light: #d388e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb51d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 81,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.82,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62377,
"c": 0.21132,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.21305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB51D6
secondary
#B2DCA7
accent
#E54364
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C15
muted
#837D84