#BB5AE8#BB5AE8
#BB5AE8 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.216 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5AE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 90, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.79, 61.19, -55.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.79, 82.84, 317.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.1488 -0.1568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.216 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7127, 23.7044, 78.8644) |
| Luminance | 0.2370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.50
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.54
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 3.94
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.75
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.79
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5AE8 #87E85A
analogous
#745AE8 #BB5AE8 #E85ACE
triadic
#BB5AE8 #E8BB5A #5AE8BB
tetradic
#BB5AE8 #E8745A #87E85A #5ACEE8
square
#BB5AE8 #E8745A #87E85A #5ACEE8
split-complementary
#BB5AE8 #CEE85A #5AE874
monochromatic
#7F18AF #A524E1 #BB5AE8 #D190EF #E7C5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#BB5AE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#BB5AE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5AE8
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5AE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5AE8 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2480EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5388E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B77499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5ae8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.216 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38ef0',
500: '#bb5ae8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5ae8; $custom-light: #d38ef0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5ae8",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 90,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.986,
"s": 75.532,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64521,
"c": 0.21616,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.23703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5AE8
secondary
#C6E8B5
accent
#D80E4E
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150D17
muted
#837E85