#BE40B4#BE40B4

#BE40B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.206 H 331.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE40B4
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 180)
HSL	hsl(305, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(305, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 5.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.39, 63.46, -36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.39, 73.06, 330.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% 0.1809 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.206 331.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.3067, 17.9116, 44.9796)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE40B4 #40BE4A

analogous

#8940BE #BE40B4 #BE4075

triadic

#BE40B4 #B4BE40 #40B4BE

tetradic

#BE40B4 #BE8940 #40BE4A #4075BE

square

#BE40B4 #BE8940 #40BE4A #4075BE

split-complementary

#BE40B4 #75BE40 #40BE89

monochromatic

#62215D #903189 #BE40B4 #CE6DC6 #DD9BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BE40B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BE40B4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE40B4

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE40B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE40B4	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#386AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C54D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be40b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.206 331.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fcb',
    500: '#be40b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be40b4;
$custom-light: #d57fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be40b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.762,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59067,
    "c": 0.20647,
    "h": 331.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE40B4

secondary

#90C995

accent

#D95A4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE40B4

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

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