#BE40BE#BE40BE

#BE40BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.214 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE40BE
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(300, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(300, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 65.10, -41.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 77.06, 327.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1815 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.214 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.3624, 18.3339, 50.5395)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE40BE #40BE40

analogous

#7F40BE #BE40BE #BE407F

triadic

#BE40BE #BEBE40 #40BEBE

tetradic

#BE40BE #BE7F40 #40BE40 #407FBE

square

#BE40BE #BE7F40 #40BE40 #407FBE

split-complementary

#BE40BE #7FBE40 #40BE7F

monochromatic

#622162 #903190 #BE40BE #CE6DCE #DD9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BE40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#BE40BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE40BE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE40BE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.214 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fd2',
    500: '#be40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be40be;
$custom-light: #d57fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59601,
    "c": 0.21432,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE40BE

secondary

#90C990

accent

#D94F4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE40BE

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

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