#BB56C3#BB56C3
#BB56C3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.187 H 324.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB56C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 86, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.1%, 55.9%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.13, 55.83, -39.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.13, 68.13, 325.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.94% 0.1521 -0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.94% 0.187 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6708, 21.1623, 53.9304) |
| Luminance | 0.2116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.89
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.07
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.76
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.84
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.35
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB56C3 #5EC356
analogous
#8456C3 #BB56C3 #C35695
triadic
#BB56C3 #C3BB56 #56C3BB
tetradic
#BB56C3 #C38456 #5EC356 #5695C3
square
#BB56C3 #C38456 #5EC356 #5695C3
split-complementary
#BB56C3 #95C356 #56C384
monochromatic
#702A75 #9B3AA2 #BB56C3 #CD83D3 #DFB0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#BB56C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#BB56C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB56C3
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB56C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB56C3 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4677C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6883C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6484
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb56c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.187 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28bd5',
500: '#bb56c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb56c3; $custom-light: #d28bd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb56c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 86,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.596,
"s": 47.598,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61941,
"c": 0.18656,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.21161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB56C3
secondary
#A7D1A4
accent
#D7515A
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FA
border
#D3CBD3
text
#140C14
muted
#837D83