#BA40C2#BA40C2

#BA40C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.216 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA40C2
RGB	rgb(186, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(296, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(296, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 64.86, -44.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 78.50, 325.71°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% 0.1772 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.216 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.8200, 18.0029, 52.8274)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA40C2 #48C240

analogous

#7940C2 #BA40C2 #C24089

triadic

#BA40C2 #C2BA40 #40C2BA

tetradic

#BA40C2 #C27940 #48C240 #4089C2

square

#BA40C2 #C27940 #48C240 #4089C2

split-complementary

#BA40C2 #89C240 #40C279

monochromatic

#622167 #8F3095 #BA40C2 #CB6ED1 #DC9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#BA40C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BA40C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BA40C2

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA40C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BA40C2	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE547C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba40c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.216 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27fd5',
    500: '#ba40c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba40c2;
$custom-light: #d27fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba40c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.308,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59261,
    "c": 0.21557,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA40C2

secondary

#96CC92

accent

#DB4D56

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA40C2

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

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