#BB56D6#BB56D6
#BB56D6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.204 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB56D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 86, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.11, 59.43, -48.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.11, 76.62, 320.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.98% 0.1534 -0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.98% 0.204 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9573, 22.0769, 65.9725) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 0.55
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.63
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.55
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.65
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.86
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB56D6 #71D656
analogous
#7B56D6 #BB56D6 #D656B1
triadic
#BB56D6 #D6BB56 #56D6BB
tetradic
#BB56D6 #D67B56 #71D656 #56B1D6
square
#BB56D6 #D67B56 #71D656 #56B1D6
split-complementary
#BB56D6 #B1D656 #56D67B
monochromatic
#78238F #A12FC0 #BB56D6 #CF87E2 #E3B9EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#BB56D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#BB56D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB56D6
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB56D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB56D6 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#357BDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D85D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB6B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb56d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.204 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28be3',
500: '#bb56d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb56d6; $custom-light: #d28be3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb56d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 86,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.344,
"s": 60.952,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62976,
"c": 0.2043,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.22075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB56D6
secondary
#B5DDAB
accent
#E44466
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C15
muted
#837D84