#BB40BD#BB40BD

#BB40BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.212 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40BD
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(299, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(299, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 64.23, -41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 76.47, 327.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.12% 0.1782 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(59.12% 0.212 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.5117, 17.9078, 49.9311)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40BD #42BD40

analogous

#7D40BD #BB40BD #BD4081

triadic

#BB40BD #BDBB40 #40BDBB

tetradic

#BB40BD #BD7D40 #42BD40 #4081BD

square

#BB40BD #BD7D40 #42BD40 #4081BD

split-complementary

#BB40BD #81BD40 #40BD7D

monochromatic

#612162 #8E318F #BB40BD #CC6DCD #DC9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BB40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BB40BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40BD

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40BD	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C05279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.212 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd1',
    500: '#bb40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40bd;
$custom-light: #d37fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.04,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59122,
    "c": 0.21198,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40BD

secondary

#91C990

accent

#D94F51

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF9

border

#D3CAD2

text

#150B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40BD

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

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