#BB5AE3#BB5AE3

#BB5AE3 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.211 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5AE3
RGB	rgb(187, 90, 227)
HSL	hsl(282, 71%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(282, 60%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, 60.16, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 80.50, 318.37°)
OKLab	oklab(64.22% 0.1488 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(64.22% 0.211 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(38.0126, 23.4244, 75.1771)
Luminance	0.2342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5AE3 #82E35A

analogous

#775AE3 #BB5AE3 #E35AC6

triadic

#BB5AE3 #E3BB5A #5AE3BB

tetradic

#BB5AE3 #E3775A #82E35A #5AC6E3

square

#BB5AE3 #E3775A #82E35A #5AC6E3

split-complementary

#BB5AE3 #C6E35A #5AE377

monochromatic

#7E1CA6 #A526DA #BB5AE3 #D18EEC #E6C3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#BB5AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#BB5AE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5AE3

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5AE3	1.00	3.69	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7FE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5788E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B87296

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.211 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38eec',
    500: '#bb5ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5ae3;
$custom-light: #d38eec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.482,
    "s": 70.984,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64224,
    "c": 0.21122,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5AE3

secondary

#C2E6B3

accent

#D3124B

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FAF1FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140D16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5AE3

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

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