#BB55EC#BB55EC
#BB55EC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.227 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB55EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 85, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.19, 64.29, -59.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.19, 87.28, 317.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.1544 -0.1662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.227 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8797, 23.1190, 81.7549) |
| Luminance | 0.2312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.86
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.17
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.29
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.29
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB55EC #86EC55
analogous
#6F55EC #BB55EC #EC55D1
triadic
#BB55EC #ECBB55 #55ECBB
tetradic
#BB55EC #EC6F55 #86EC55 #55D1EC
square
#BB55EC #EC6F55 #86EC55 #55D1EC
split-complementary
#BB55EC #D1EC55 #55EC6F
monochromatic
#7F14B3 #A51EE6 #BB55EC #D18CF2 #E7C3F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#BB55EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#BB55EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB55EC
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB55EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB55EC | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007FF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B86E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B67299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb55ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.227 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38bf3',
500: '#bb55ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb55ec; $custom-light: #d38bf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb55ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 85,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.53,
"s": 79.894,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64166,
"c": 0.22682,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.23118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB55EC
secondary
#C5EAB3
accent
#DC094E
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150C17
muted
#837D85