#BB40EF#BB40EF

#BB40EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.254 H 313.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB40EF
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 239)
HSL	hsl(282, 85%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.36, 73.38, -65.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.36, 98.21, 318.35°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% 0.1753 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.254 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.9042, 20.4648, 83.5980)
Luminance	0.2046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB40EF #74EF40

analogous

#6340EF #BB40EF #EF40CC

triadic

#BB40EF #EFBB40 #40EFBB

tetradic

#BB40EF #EF6340 #74EF40 #40CCEF

square

#BB40EF #EF6340 #74EF40 #40CCEF

split-complementary

#BB40EF #CCEF40 #40EF63

monochromatic

#790EA7 #A213DF #BB40EF #CF78F4 #E3B1F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#BB40EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#BB40EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB40EF

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB40EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB40EF	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3080EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B66795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb40ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.254 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d480f5',
    500: '#bb40ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb40ef;
$custom-light: #d480f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb40ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.171,
    "s": 84.541,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62199,
    "c": 0.25439,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB40EF

secondary

#B8E7A3

accent

#FB2D6A

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBEFFE

border

#D4CAD6

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB40EF

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

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