#B140DD#B140DD

#B140DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.235 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B140DD
RGB	rgb(177, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(283, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, 67.93, -59.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 90.20, 318.86°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% 0.1653 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.235 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.0138, 18.2355, 70.1733)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B140DD #6CDD40

analogous

#6240DD #B140DD #DD40BA

triadic

#B140DD #DDB140 #40DDB1

tetradic

#B140DD #DD6240 #6CDD40 #40BADD

square

#B140DD #DD6240 #6CDD40 #40BADD

split-complementary

#B140DD #BADD40 #40DD62

monochromatic

#6A198A #9222BE #B140DD #C674E6 #DBA8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#B140DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#B140DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B140DD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B140DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B140DD	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3979DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD618B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b140dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.235 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7fe8',
    500: '#b140dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b140dd;
$custom-light: #cd7fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b140dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.185,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5971,
    "c": 0.23517,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B140DD

secondary

#AEDD9C

accent

#ED3B6D

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B140DD

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

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