#BB55DC#BB55DC

#BB55DC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.211 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB55DC
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 220)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(285, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, 61.06, -51.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 79.88, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(63.2% 0.1547 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(63.2% 0.211 317)
XYZ	xyz(36.6584, 22.2305, 70.0562)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB55DC #76DC55

analogous

#7755DC #BB55DC #DC55BA

triadic

#BB55DC #DCBB55 #55DCBB

tetradic

#BB55DC #DC7755 #76DC55 #55BADC

square

#BB55DC #DC7755 #76DC55 #55BADC

split-complementary

#BB55DC #BADC55 #55DC77

monochromatic

#7A1F97 #A32ACA #BB55DC #CF88E6 #E4BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#BB55DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#BB55DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB55DC

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB55DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB55DC	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C7BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5885D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA6C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb55dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.211 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38be7',
    500: '#bb55dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb55dc;
$custom-light: #d38be7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb55dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.333,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63201,
    "c": 0.21143,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.22229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB55DC

secondary

#B9E0AC

accent

#E93F69

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FC

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB55DC

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

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