#B040DC#B040DC

#B040DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.234 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B040DC
RGB	rgb(176, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(283, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 67.54, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 89.75, 318.81°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% 0.1642 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.234 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.6540, 18.0653, 69.4631)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B040DC #6CDC40

analogous

#6240DC #B040DC #DC40BA

triadic

#B040DC #DCB040 #40DCB0

tetradic

#B040DC #DC6240 #6CDC40 #40BADC

square

#B040DC #DC6240 #6CDC40 #40BADC

split-complementary

#B040DC #BADC40 #40DC62

monochromatic

#691989 #9123BC #B040DC #C574E5 #DBA7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#B040DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#B040DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B040DC

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B040DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B040DC	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3979D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b040dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.234 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ee8',
    500: '#b040dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b040dc;
$custom-light: #cc7ee8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b040dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.077,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59514,
    "c": 0.23393,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B040DC

secondary

#AEDC9B

accent

#EC3C6E

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B040DC

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

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