#BB5BB1#BB5BB1
#BB5BB1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.163 H 331.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5BB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 5.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 50.21, -28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 57.76, 330.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.72% 0.1428 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.72% 0.163 331.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1702, 21.2233, 43.9885) |
| Luminance | 0.2122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.74
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.46
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.48
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.45
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.48
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5BB1 #5BBB65
analogous
#955BBB #BB5BB1 #BB5B81
triadic
#BB5BB1 #B1BB5B #5BB1BB
tetradic
#BB5BB1 #BB955B #5BBB65 #5B81BB
square
#BB5BB1 #BB955B #5BBB65 #5B81BB
split-complementary
#BB5BB1 #81BB5B #5BBB95
monochromatic
#6E2E67 #994090 #BB5BB1 #CD86C6 #DFB2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#BB5BB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#BB5BB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5BB1
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5BB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5BB1 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5776B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7384AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2627E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5bb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.163 331.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28dc8',
500: '#bb5bb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5bb1; $custom-light: #d28dc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5bb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.25,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61718,
"c": 0.16266,
"h": 331.4
},
"luminance": 0.21221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5BB1
secondary
#A5CDA9
accent
#D16357
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F8
border
#D3CBD1
text
#140C13
muted
#837D82