#BB59BB#BB59BB
#BB59BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.175 H 327.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB59BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 89, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 52.94, -34.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 63.04, 327.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% 0.1472 -0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.175 327.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0350, 21.2993, 49.3752) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.88
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.55
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.86
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.69
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.94
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB59BB #59BB59
analogous
#8A59BB #BB59BB #BB598A
triadic
#BB59BB #BBBB59 #59BBBB
tetradic
#BB59BB #BB8A59 #59BB59 #598ABB
square
#BB59BB #BB8A59 #59BB59 #598ABB
split-complementary
#BB59BB #8ABB59 #59BB8A
monochromatic
#6D2D6D #983E98 #BB59BB #CD84CD #DFB0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BB59BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#BB59BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB59BB
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB59BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB59BB | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F77BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E84B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C06482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb59bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 89, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.175 327.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28cd0',
500: '#bb59bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb59bb; $custom-light: #d28cd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb59bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 89,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61926,
"c": 0.17467,
"h": 327.4
},
"luminance": 0.21297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB59BB
secondary
#A3CDA3
accent
#D25656
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F9
border
#D3CBD2
text
#140C14
muted
#837D82