#BB40C4#BB40C4

#BB40C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.218 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C4
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(296, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, 65.43, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 79.39, 325.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% 0.1783 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.218 325)
XYZ	xyz(32.2899, 18.2191, 54.0297)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C4 #49C440

analogous

#7940C4 #BB40C4 #C4408B

triadic

#BB40C4 #C4BB40 #40C4BB

tetradic

#BB40C4 #C47940 #49C440 #408BC4

square

#BB40C4 #C47940 #49C440 #408BC4

split-complementary

#BB40C4 #8BC440 #40C479

monochromatic

#642069 #912F98 #BB40C4 #CC6FD2 #DC9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BB40C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BB40C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C4

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C4	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF557D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.218 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd6',
    500: '#bb40c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c4;
$custom-light: #d37fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.909,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59515,
    "c": 0.21771,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.18217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C4

secondary

#97CD93

accent

#DC4C55

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C4

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

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