#BB5BE9#BB5BE9
#BB5BE9 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.216 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5BE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 60.9%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.02, 60.93, -56.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.02, 82.78, 317.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.71% 0.1476 -0.1574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.71% 0.216 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9400, 23.9312, 79.6429) |
| Luminance | 0.2393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.35
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.72
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 3.73
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.71
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.77
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5BE9 #89E95B
analogous
#745BE9 #BB5BE9 #E95BD0
triadic
#BB5BE9 #E9BB5B #5BE9BB
tetradic
#BB5BE9 #E9745B #89E95B #5BD0E9
square
#BB5BE9 #E9745B #89E95B #5BD0E9
split-complementary
#BB5BE9 #D0E95B #5BE974
monochromatic
#8018B2 #A525E2 #BB5BE9 #D191F0 #E8C7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#BB5BE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#BB5BE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5BE9
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5BE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5BE9 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2581ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5388E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6759A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5be9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.216 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38ef1',
500: '#bb5be9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5be9; $custom-light: #d38ef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5be9",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.563,
"s": 76.344,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64705,
"c": 0.21577,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.2393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5BE9
secondary
#C7E9B7
accent
#D90D4F
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150D17
muted
#837E85