#BB5BE0#BB5BE0
#BB5BE0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.207 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5BE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 59.08, -51.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 78.57, 318.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.1475 -0.145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.207 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6870, 23.4300, 73.0438) |
| Luminance | 0.2343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.46
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.31
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.82
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.03
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.32
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5BE0 #80E05B
analogous
#795BE0 #BB5BE0 #E05BC3
triadic
#BB5BE0 #E0BB5B #5BE0BB
tetradic
#BB5BE0 #E0795B #80E05B #5BC3E0
square
#BB5BE0 #E0795B #80E05B #5BC3E0
split-complementary
#BB5BE0 #C3E05B #5BE079
monochromatic
#7D1FA2 #A528D5 #BB5BE0 #D08EEA #E6C2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#BB5BE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#BB5BE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5BE0
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5BE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5BE0 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#337FE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A88DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B97295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5be0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.207 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38eea',
500: '#bb5be0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5be0; $custom-light: #d38eea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5be0",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.308,
"s": 68.205,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64174,
"c": 0.20684,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.23429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5BE0
secondary
#C0E4B3
accent
#D01549
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D16
muted
#837E84