#BB40C1#BB40C1

#BB40C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.215 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C1
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(297, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.60, 64.91, -43.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.60, 78.13, 326.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.35% 0.1783 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(59.35% 0.215 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.9519, 18.0839, 52.2493)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C1 #46C140

analogous

#7A40C1 #BB40C1 #C14087

triadic

#BB40C1 #C1BB40 #40C1BB

tetradic

#BB40C1 #C17A40 #46C140 #4087C1

square

#BB40C1 #C17A40 #46C140 #4087C1

split-complementary

#BB40C1 #87C140 #40C17A

monochromatic

#622166 #8F3094 #BB40C1 #CB6ED0 #DC9CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#BB40C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#BB40C1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C1

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C1	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7BBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0537C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.215 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd4',
    500: '#bb40c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c1;
$custom-light: #d37fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.209,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59345,
    "c": 0.21524,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C1

secondary

#94CB92

accent

#DA4D54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C1

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

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