#BB55BD#BB55BD

#BB55BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.183 H 326.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB55BD
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(299, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(299, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.66, 55.21, -36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.66, 66.09, 326.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% 0.1528 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.183 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.9267, 20.7378, 50.4027)
Luminance	0.2074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB55BD #57BD55

analogous

#8755BD #BB55BD #BD558B

triadic

#BB55BD #BDBB55 #55BDBB

tetradic

#BB55BD #BD8755 #57BD55 #558BBD

square

#BB55BD #BD8755 #57BD55 #558BBD

split-complementary

#BB55BD #8BBD55 #55BD87

monochromatic

#6C2A6D #973C99 #BB55BD #CD81CE #DEADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#BB55BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#BB55BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB55BD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB55BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB55BD	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)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C06181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb55bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.183 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d28ad1',
    500: '#bb55bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb55bd;
$custom-light: #d28ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb55bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.846,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61505,
    "c": 0.18267,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB55BD

secondary

#A2CDA1

accent

#D45456

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAF0F9

border

#D3CBD2

text

#140C14

muted

#837D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB55BD

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

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