#BB5BAC#BB5BAC
#BB5BAC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.158 H 333.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5BAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.98, 49.35, -25.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.98, 55.77, 332.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.49% 0.1419 -0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.49% 0.158 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6810, 21.0276, 41.4118) |
| Luminance | 0.2103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.02
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.41
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.89
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.83
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.87
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5BAC #5BBB6A
analogous
#9A5BBB #BB5BAC #BB5B7C
triadic
#BB5BAC #ACBB5B #5BACBB
tetradic
#BB5BAC #BB9A5B #5BBB6A #5B7CBB
square
#BB5BAC #BB9A5B #5BBB6A #5B7CBB
split-complementary
#BB5BAC #7CBB5B #5BBB9A
monochromatic
#6E2E64 #99408B #BB5BAC #CD86C2 #DFB2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#BB5BAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#BB5BAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5BAC
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5BAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5BAC | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A76AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7584A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2617C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5bac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.158 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28dc5',
500: '#bb5bac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5bac; $custom-light: #d28dc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5bac",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.375,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6149,
"c": 0.15843,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.21026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5BAC
secondary
#A5CDAB
accent
#D16A57
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F8
border
#D3CBD1
text
#140C13
muted
#837D82