#BB52DD#BB52DD
#BB52DD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.216 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB52DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 82, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.84, 62.61, -52.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.84, 81.88, 319.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.91% 0.1582 -0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.91% 0.217 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5600, 21.8213, 70.6787) |
| Luminance | 0.2182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.64
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.70
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.06
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.52
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.58
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB52DD #74DD52
analogous
#7652DD #BB52DD #DD52B9
triadic
#BB52DD #DDBB52 #52DDBB
tetradic
#BB52DD #DD7652 #74DD52 #52B9DD
square
#BB52DD #DD7652 #74DD52 #52B9DD
split-complementary
#BB52DD #B9DD52 #52DD76
monochromatic
#791E97 #A228CA #BB52DD #CF85E7 #E3B8F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#BB52DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#BB52DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB52DD
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB52DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB52DD | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#227AE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5584DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA6B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb52dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.216 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d389e8',
500: '#bb52dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb52dd; $custom-light: #d389e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb52dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 82,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.324,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62905,
"c": 0.2165,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.2182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB52DD
secondary
#B8E0AA
accent
#EA3E68
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84