#BB5CB1#BB5CB1
#BB5CB1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.161 H 331.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5CB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 5.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.38, 49.71, -28.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.38, 57.18, 330.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.86% 0.1414 -0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.86% 0.161 331.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2563, 21.3954, 44.0172) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.90
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.35
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.71
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.33
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.46
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5CB1 #5CBB66
analogous
#965CBB #BB5CB1 #BB5C81
triadic
#BB5CB1 #B1BB5C #5CB1BB
tetradic
#BB5CB1 #BB965C #5CBB66 #5C81BB
square
#BB5CB1 #BB965C #5CBB66 #5C81BB
split-complementary
#BB5CB1 #81BB5C #5CBB96
monochromatic
#6F2E68 #9A4090 #BB5CB1 #CD87C6 #DFB2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#BB5CB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#BB5CB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5CB1
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5CB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5CB1 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5877B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7484AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2637E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5cb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.161 331.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28ec8',
500: '#bb5cb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5cb1; $custom-light: #d28ec8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5cb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.316,
"s": 41.126,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61856,
"c": 0.16103,
"h": 331.4
},
"luminance": 0.21393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5CB1
secondary
#A5CDAA
accent
#D16457
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F8
border
#D3CBD1
text
#140D13
muted
#837D82