#BB40CE#BB40CE

#BB40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.226 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40CE
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.32, 67.20, -49.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.32, 83.65, 323.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.1% 0.1782 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(60.1% 0.226 322)
XYZ	xyz(33.4663, 18.6897, 60.2252)
Luminance	0.1869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40CE #53CE40

analogous

#7440CE #BB40CE #CE409A

triadic

#BB40CE #CEBB40 #40CEBB

tetradic

#BB40CE #CE7440 #53CE40 #409ACE

square

#BB40CE #CE7440 #53CE40 #409ACE

split-complementary

#BB40CE #9ACE40 #40CE74

monochromatic

#6A1E75 #962BA6 #BB40CE #CC71DA #DEA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#BB40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#BB40CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40CE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40CE	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.226 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fdd',
    500: '#bb40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40ce;
$custom-light: #d37fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.972,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60099,
    "c": 0.22605,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.18688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40CE

secondary

#9ED496

accent

#E2455A

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40CE

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

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