#B040B0#B040B0

#B040B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.196 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B040B0
RGB	rgb(176, 64, 176)
HSL	hsl(300, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 59.37, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 70.35, 327.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.1654 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.196 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.5740, 16.0333, 42.7083)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B040B0 #40B040

analogous

#7840B0 #B040B0 #B04078

triadic

#B040B0 #B0B040 #40B0B0

tetradic

#B040B0 #B07840 #40B040 #4078B0

square

#B040B0 #B07840 #40B040 #4078B0

split-complementary

#B040B0 #78B040 #40B078

monochromatic

#561F56 #833083 #B040B0 #C766C7 #D893D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#B040B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#B040B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B040B0

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B040B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B040B0	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3166B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b040b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 64, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.196 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7dc8',
    500: '#b040b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b040b0;
$custom-light: #cb7dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b040b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56857,
    "c": 0.19554,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B040B0

secondary

#89C389

accent

#D65151

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF8

border

#D2CAD1

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B040B0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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