#BB40CF#BB40CF

#BB40CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.227 H 321.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40CF
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(292, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.38, 67.38, -50.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.38, 84.09, 323.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% 0.1781 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.227 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.5882, 18.7384, 60.8671)
Luminance	0.1874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40CF #54CF40

analogous

#7340CF #BB40CF #CF409C

triadic

#BB40CF #CFBB40 #40CFBB

tetradic

#BB40CF #CF7340 #54CF40 #409CCF

square

#BB40CF #CF7340 #54CF40 #409CCF

split-complementary

#BB40CF #9CCF40 #40CF73

monochromatic

#6A1E77 #962AA8 #BB40CF #CC71DB #DEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#BB40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#BB40CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40CF

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40CF	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#066FD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.227 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fde',
    500: '#bb40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40cf;
$custom-light: #d37fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.608,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60158,
    "c": 0.22689,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40CF

secondary

#9FD497

accent

#E3455B

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40CF

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

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