#BB40B2#BB40B2

#BB40B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.203 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40B2
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(304, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(304, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 4.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.82, 62.40, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.82, 72.03, 330.04°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1776 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.203 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.3627, 17.4482, 43.8795)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40B2 #40BB49

analogous

#8740BB #BB40B2 #BB4075

triadic

#BB40B2 #B2BB40 #40B2BB

tetradic

#BB40B2 #BB8740 #40BB49 #4075BB

square

#BB40B2 #BB8740 #40BB49 #4075BB

split-complementary

#BB40B2 #75BB40 #40BB87

monochromatic

#60215B #8D3087 #BB40B2 #CD6CC5 #DC99D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BB40B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BB40B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB40B2

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB40B2	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3769B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.203 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ec9',
    500: '#bb40b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40b2;
$custom-light: #d37ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.39,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58531,
    "c": 0.20323,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40B2

secondary

#8FC893

accent

#D9594F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40B2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →