#B40CDB#B40CDB

#B40CDB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.272 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B40CDB
RGB	rgb(180, 12, 219)
HSL	hsl(289, 90%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 95%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 94.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 80.73, -64.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 103.46, 321.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.2013 -0.1826)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.272 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.7382, 15.0823, 68.2435)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B40CDB #33DB0C

analogous

#4D0CDB #B40CDB #DB0C9A

triadic

#B40CDB #DBB40C #0CDBB4

tetradic

#B40CDB #DB4D0C #33DB0C #0C9ADB

square

#B40CDB #DB4D0C #33DB0C #0C9ADB

split-complementary

#B40CDB #9ADB0C #0CDB4D

monochromatic

#550667 #8409A1 #B40CDB #CF31F4 #DC6BF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#B40CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B40CDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B40CDB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B40CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B40CDB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1871D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b40cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 12, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.272 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06ee7',
    500: '#b40cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b40cdb;
$custom-light: #d06ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b40cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.696,
    "s": 89.61,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56925,
    "c": 0.27179,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B40CDB

secondary

#7DDC67

accent

#FF2951

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEDFD

border

#D3C8D5

text

#150916

muted

#837B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B40CDB

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

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