#B240C1#B240C1

#B240C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.211 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B240C1
RGB	rgb(178, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(293, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 62.85, -45.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 77.72, 323.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.1681 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.211 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.8182, 16.9837, 52.1493)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B240C1 #4FC140

analogous

#7140C1 #B240C1 #C14090

triadic

#B240C1 #C1B240 #40C1B2

tetradic

#B240C1 #C17140 #4FC140 #4090C1

square

#B240C1 #C17140 #4FC140 #4090C1

split-complementary

#B240C1 #90C140 #40C171

monochromatic

#5E2166 #883094 #B240C1 #C56ED0 #D79CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#B240C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#B240C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B240C1

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B240C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B240C1	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D6AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5377BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5557B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b240c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.211 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ed4',
    500: '#b240c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b240c1;
$custom-light: #cc7ed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b240c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.023,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58096,
    "c": 0.21093,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B240C1

secondary

#98CB92

accent

#DA4D5E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#140B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B240C1

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

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