#BB40C6#BB40C6

#BB40C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.219 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40C6
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 198)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 65.78, -45.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 80.23, 325.07°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% 0.1783 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.219 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.5191, 18.3108, 55.2366)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40C6 #4BC640

analogous

#7840C6 #BB40C6 #C6408E

triadic

#BB40C6 #C6BB40 #40C6BB

tetradic

#BB40C6 #C67840 #4BC640 #408EC6

square

#BB40C6 #C67840 #4BC640 #408EC6

split-complementary

#BB40C6 #8EC640 #40C678

monochromatic

#65206C #922E9B #BB40C6 #CC6FD4 #DD9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BB40C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#BB40C6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40C6

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40C6	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F6DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587CC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF567E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.219 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fd8',
    500: '#bb40c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40c6;
$custom-light: #d37fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.075,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59629,
    "c": 0.21936,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40C6

secondary

#98CE93

accent

#DD4A56

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40C6

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

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