#BB40CD#BB40CD

#BB40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.225 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40CD
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.26, 67.02, -49.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.26, 83.22, 323.64°)
OKLab	oklab(60.04% 0.1782 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(60.04% 0.225 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.3452, 18.6412, 59.5875)
Luminance	0.1864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40CD #52CD40

analogous

#7440CD #BB40CD #CD4099

triadic

#BB40CD #CDBB40 #40CDBB

tetradic

#BB40CD #CD7440 #52CD40 #4099CD

square

#BB40CD #CD7440 #52CD40 #4099CD

split-complementary

#BB40CD #99CD40 #40CD74

monochromatic

#691E74 #952BA5 #BB40CD #CC71DA #DEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#BB40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#BB40CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40CD

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40CD	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E6FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.225 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fdd',
    500: '#bb40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40cd;
$custom-light: #d37fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.34,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60039,
    "c": 0.22521,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40CD

secondary

#9ED396

accent

#E2465A

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40CD

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

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