#BB51D9#BB51D9
#BB51D9 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.214 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB51D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 81, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 63%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 62.7%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, 62.27, -51.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 80.56, 320.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% 0.1594 -0.143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.214 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9586, 21.4609, 67.8804) |
| Luminance | 0.2146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.17
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.83
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.02
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.29
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.92
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB51D9 #6FD951
analogous
#7751D9 #BB51D9 #D951B3
triadic
#BB51D9 #D9BB51 #51D9BB
tetradic
#BB51D9 #D97751 #6FD951 #51B3D9
square
#BB51D9 #D97751 #6FD951 #51B3D9
split-complementary
#BB51D9 #B3D951 #51D977
monochromatic
#771F90 #A12AC2 #BB51D9 #CF83E4 #E2B5EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#BB51D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#BB51D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB51D9
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB51D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB51D9 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2779DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5783D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA698E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb51d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.214 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d388e5',
500: '#bb51d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb51d9; $custom-light: #d388e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb51d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 81,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.765,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62552,
"c": 0.2141,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.21459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB51D9
secondary
#B4DEA8
accent
#E74165
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84