#BE40AE#BE40AE

#BE40AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.202 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE40AE
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(308, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 8.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 62.50, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 70.75, 332.06°)
OKLab	oklab(58.76% 0.1804 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(58.76% 0.202 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.7087, 17.6724, 41.8299)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE40AE #40BE50

analogous

#8F40BE #BE40AE #BE406F

triadic

#BE40AE #AEBE40 #40AEBE

tetradic

#BE40AE #BE8F40 #40BE50 #406FBE

square

#BE40AE #BE8F40 #40BE50 #406FBE

split-complementary

#BE40AE #6FBE40 #40BE8F

monochromatic

#62215A #903184 #BE40AE #CE6DC2 #DD9BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BE40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BE40AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE40AE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE40AE	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.202 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57ec6',
    500: '#be40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be40ae;
$custom-light: #d57ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.619,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5876,
    "c": 0.2019,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE40AE

secondary

#90C998

accent

#D9604F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE40AE

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

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