#B840CD#B840CD

#B840CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.224 H 321.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B840CD
RGB	rgb(184, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(291, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 66.37, -50.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 83.14, 322.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% 0.1748 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.224 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.6188, 18.2666, 59.5534)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B840CD #55CD40

analogous

#7240CD #B840CD #CD409B

triadic

#B840CD #CDB840 #40CDB8

tetradic

#B840CD #CD7240 #55CD40 #409BCD

square

#B840CD #CD7240 #55CD40 #409BCD

split-complementary

#B840CD #9BCD40 #40CD72

monochromatic

#671E74 #932BA5 #B840CD #CA71DA #DCA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#B840CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#B840CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B840CD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B840CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B840CD	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#066ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA5982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b840cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.224 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17fdd',
    500: '#b840cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b840cd;
$custom-light: #d17fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b840cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.064,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59629,
    "c": 0.22389,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B840CD

secondary

#9FD396

accent

#E2465D

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B840CD

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

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