#BB40C7#BB40C7
#BB40C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.220 H 324.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB40C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 64, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.93, 65.95, -46.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.93, 80.66, 324.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.1783 -0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.22 324.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6348, 18.3571, 55.8461) |
| Luminance | 0.1835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.89
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.39
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.91
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.92
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.12
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB40C7 #4CC740
analogous
#7840C7 #BB40C7 #C74090
triadic
#BB40C7 #C7BB40 #40C7BB
tetradic
#BB40C7 #C77840 #4CC740 #4090C7
square
#BB40C7 #C77840 #4CC740 #4090C7
split-complementary
#BB40C7 #90C740 #40C778
monochromatic
#66206D #922E9C #BB40C7 #CC6FD5 #DD9FE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#BB40C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#BB40C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB40C7
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB40C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB40C7 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E6DCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#587CC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE567F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb40c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.220 324.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fd8',
500: '#bb40c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb40c7; $custom-light: #d37fd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb40c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 64,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.667,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59687,
"c": 0.22018,
"h": 324.1
},
"luminance": 0.18355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB40C7
secondary
#99CF94
accent
#DE4A57
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAEFFA
border
#D3CAD3
text
#150B14
muted
#837C83