#B040B8#B040B8

#B040B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.202 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B040B8
RGB	rgb(176, 64, 184)
HSL	hsl(296, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 60.77, -41.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 73.74, 325.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% 0.1658 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.202 325)
XYZ	xyz(28.3890, 16.3593, 47.0005)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B040B8 #48B840

analogous

#7440B8 #B040B8 #B84084

triadic

#B040B8 #B8B040 #40B8B0

tetradic

#B040B8 #B87440 #48B840 #4084B8

square

#B040B8 #B87440 #48B840 #4084B8

split-complementary

#B040B8 #84B840 #40B874

monochromatic

#59205D #85308B #B040B8 #C56ACB #D697DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B040B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B040B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B040B8

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B040B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B040B8	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2968BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5775B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b040b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 64, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.202 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7dce',
    500: '#b040b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b040b8;
$custom-light: #cb7dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b040b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57301,
    "c": 0.20227,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.16358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B040B8

secondary

#91C78D

accent

#D85059

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B040B8

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

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