#BD40CB#BD40CB

#BD40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.224 H 323.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD40CB
RGB	rgb(189, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.45, 67.10, -47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.45, 82.43, 324.49°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% 0.1805 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.224 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.5982, 18.7994, 58.3473)
Luminance	0.1880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD40CB #4ECB40

analogous

#7840CB #BD40CB #CB4093

triadic

#BD40CB #CBBD40 #40CBBD

tetradic

#BD40CB #CB7840 #4ECB40 #4093CB

square

#BD40CB #CB7840 #4ECB40 #4093CB

split-complementary

#BD40CB #93CB40 #40CB78

monochromatic

#691F72 #962CA2 #BD40CB #CE70D8 #DEA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#BD40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#BD40CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD40CB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD40CB	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#186FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C05781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.224 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fdb',
    500: '#bd40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd40cb;
$custom-light: #d57fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.957,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60196,
    "c": 0.22443,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD40CB

secondary

#9BD295

accent

#E04757

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD40CB

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

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