#BB40EB#BB40EB

#BB40EB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.251 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40EB
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.10, 72.61, -63.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.10, 96.43, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.93% 0.1758 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(61.93% 0.251 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.3198, 20.2310, 80.5203)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40EB #70EB40

analogous

#6540EB #BB40EB #EB40C5

triadic

#BB40EB #EBBB40 #40EBBB

tetradic

#BB40EB #EB6540 #70EB40 #40C5EB

square

#BB40EB #EB6540 #70EB40 #40C5EB

split-complementary

#BB40EB #C5EB40 #40EB65

monochromatic

#7811A0 #A117D7 #BB40EB #CF77F1 #E2AFF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#BB40EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#BB40EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40EB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40EB	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#367FE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B76593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.251 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d480f2',
    500: '#bb40eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40eb;
$custom-light: #d480f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.158,
    "s": 81.043,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61931,
    "c": 0.25091,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40EB

secondary

#B5E5A2

accent

#F73068

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40EB

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

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