#BB40C2#BB40C2

#BB40C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.216 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C2
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 65.08, -43.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 78.55, 325.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.4% 0.1783 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.216 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.0638, 18.1287, 52.8388)
Luminance	0.1813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C2 #47C240

analogous

#7A40C2 #BB40C2 #C24088

triadic

#BB40C2 #C2BB40 #40C2BB

tetradic

#BB40C2 #C27A40 #47C240 #4088C2

square

#BB40C2 #C27A40 #47C240 #4088C2

split-complementary

#BB40C2 #88C240 #40C27A

monochromatic

#632167 #903095 #BB40C2 #CC6ED1 #DC9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#BB40C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#BB40C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C2

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C2	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF547C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.216 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd5',
    500: '#bb40c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c2;
$custom-light: #d37fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.769,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59401,
    "c": 0.21606,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C2

secondary

#95CC92

accent

#DB4D54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C2

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

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