#BB40C5#BB40C5

#BB40C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.219 H 324.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C5
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(295, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 65.61, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 79.81, 325.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.57% 0.1783 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(59.57% 0.219 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.4041, 18.2648, 54.6312)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C5 #4AC540

analogous

#7840C5 #BB40C5 #C5408C

triadic

#BB40C5 #C5BB40 #40C5BB

tetradic

#BB40C5 #C57840 #4AC540 #408CC5

square

#BB40C5 #C57840 #4AC540 #408CC5

split-complementary

#BB40C5 #8CC540 #40C578

monochromatic

#65206A #912F99 #BB40C5 #CC6FD3 #DC9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BB40C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BB40C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C5

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C5	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#216DC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF557E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.219 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd7',
    500: '#bb40c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c5;
$custom-light: #d37fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.489,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59572,
    "c": 0.21853,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C5

secondary

#97CE93

accent

#DD4B56

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C5

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

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