#BB5CD1#BB5CD1
#BB5CD1 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.191 H 319.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 56%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 56%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.89, 55.62, -44.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.89, 71.10, 321.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% 0.1456 -0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.191 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8278, 22.8241, 62.8275) |
| Luminance | 0.2282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.62
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.72
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.19
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 6.22
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.23
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5CD1 #72D15C
analogous
#815CD1 #BB5CD1 #D15CAD
triadic
#BB5CD1 #D1BB5C #5CD1BB
tetradic
#BB5CD1 #D1815C #72D15C #5CADD1
square
#BB5CD1 #D1815C #72D15C #5CADD1
split-complementary
#BB5CD1 #ADD15C #5CD181
monochromatic
#78278B #A235BB #BB5CD1 #CF8CDE #E3BBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#BB5CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#BB5CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5CD1
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5CD1 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#447DD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6587CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.191 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28edf',
500: '#bb5cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5cd1; $custom-light: #d28edf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.718,
"s": 55.981,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63462,
"c": 0.19065,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.22823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5CD1
secondary
#B6DBAD
accent
#DF4965
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF1FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140D15
muted
#837E83