#BF40AC#BF40AC

#BF40AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.201 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF40AC
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(309, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 9.9%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.16, 62.44, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.16, 70.11, 332.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% 0.1812 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.201 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.7659, 17.7242, 40.8225)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF40AC #40BF53

analogous

#9240BF #BF40AC #BF406D

triadic

#BF40AC #ACBF40 #40ACBF

tetradic

#BF40AC #BF9240 #40BF53 #406DBF

square

#BF40AC #BF9240 #40BF53 #406DBF

split-complementary

#BF40AC #6DBF40 #40BF92

monochromatic

#632159 #913183 #BF40AC #CE6EC0 #DE9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BF40AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BF40AC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF40AC

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF40AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF40AC	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E69AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C84A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf40ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.201 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67ec5',
    500: '#bf40ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf40ac;
$custom-light: #d67ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf40ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.976,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58806,
    "c": 0.20099,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF40AC

secondary

#91CA99

accent

#D9634E

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF40AC

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

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