#BB56DF#BB56DF

#BB56DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.213 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB56DF
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(284, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(284, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.61, 61.21, -52.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.61, 80.75, 319.29°)
OKLab	oklab(63.5% 0.1535 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(63.5% 0.213 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(37.1386, 22.5494, 72.1939)
Luminance	0.2255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB56DF #7ADF56

analogous

#7756DF #BB56DF #DF56BE

triadic

#BB56DF #DFBB56 #56DFBB

tetradic

#BB56DF #DF7756 #7ADF56 #56BEDF

square

#BB56DF #DF7756 #7ADF56 #56BEDF

split-complementary

#BB56DF #BEDF56 #56DF77

monochromatic

#7B1E9D #A427D0 #BB56DF #D089E9 #E4BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#BB56DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#BB56DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB56DF

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB56DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB56DF	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#297CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5786DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96E93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb56df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.213 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38be9',
    500: '#bb56df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb56df;
$custom-light: #d38be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb56df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.234,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63497,
    "c": 0.21292,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB56DF

secondary

#BCE2AE

accent

#D01546

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB56DF

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

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