#BB55BF#BB55BF
#BB55BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.184 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB55BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 85, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.76, 55.57, -37.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.76, 66.94, 326.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.61% 0.153 -0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.61% 0.184 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1453, 20.8253, 51.5539) |
| Luminance | 0.2082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.69
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.60
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.30
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.16
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB55BF #59BF55
analogous
#8655BF #BB55BF #BF558E
triadic
#BB55BF #BFBB55 #55BFBB
tetradic
#BB55BF #BF8655 #59BF55 #558EBF
square
#BB55BF #BF8655 #59BF55 #558EBF
split-complementary
#BB55BF #8EBF55 #55BF86
monochromatic
#6D2A70 #983B9C #BB55BF #CD81D0 #DFAEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#BB55BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#BB55BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB55BF
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB55BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB55BF | 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)
#4876C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6982BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6282
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb55bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.184 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28ad2',
500: '#bb55bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb55bf; $custom-light: #d28ad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb55bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 85,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.736,
"s": 45.299,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61607,
"c": 0.18446,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.20823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB55BF
secondary
#A3CEA1
accent
#D55358
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F9
border
#D3CBD2
text
#140C14
muted
#837D82