#BB40C0#BB40C0

#BB40C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.214 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C0
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(298, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(298, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.54, 64.74, -42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.54, 77.71, 326.42°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% 0.1783 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.214 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.8407, 18.0394, 51.6638)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C0 #45C040

analogous

#7B40C0 #BB40C0 #C04085

triadic

#BB40C0 #C0BB40 #40C0BB

tetradic

#BB40C0 #C07B40 #45C040 #4085C0

square

#BB40C0 #C07B40 #45C040 #4085C0

split-complementary

#BB40C0 #85C040 #40C07B

monochromatic

#622164 #8F3092 #BB40C0 #CB6ECF #DC9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#BB40C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#BB40C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C0

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C0	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#286CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.214 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd3',
    500: '#bb40c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c0;
$custom-light: #d37fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.656,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59288,
    "c": 0.21443,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C0

secondary

#94CB91

accent

#DA4E53

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C0

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

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