#BB59AB#BB59AB

#BB59AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.161 H 333.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB59AB
RGB	rgb(187, 89, 171)
HSL	hsl(310, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(310, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, 50.16, -26.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 56.52, 332.57°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% 0.1445 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.161 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.4166, 20.6520, 40.8517)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB59AB #59BB69

analogous

#9A59BB #BB59AB #BB597A

triadic

#BB59AB #ABBB59 #59ABBB

tetradic

#BB59AB #BB9A59 #59BB69 #597ABB

square

#BB59AB #BB9A59 #59BB69 #597ABB

split-complementary

#BB59AB #7ABB59 #59BB9A

monochromatic

#6D2D62 #983E8A #BB59AB #CD84C1 #DFB0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#BB59AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#BB59AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB59AB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB59AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB59AB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7483A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C35F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb59ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 89, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.161 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d28cc4',
    500: '#bb59ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb59ab;
$custom-light: #d28cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb59ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.796,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6117,
    "c": 0.16087,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB59AB

secondary

#A3CDAA

accent

#D26A56

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAF0F8

border

#D3CBD1

text

#140C12

muted

#837D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB59AB

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

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