#BF40AE#BF40AE

#BF40AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.202 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF40AE
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(308, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 8.9%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, 62.75, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 70.85, 332.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.1814 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.202 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.9594, 17.8016, 41.8417)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF40AE #40BF51

analogous

#9040BF #BF40AE #BF406F

triadic

#BF40AE #AEBF40 #40AEBF

tetradic

#BF40AE #BF9040 #40BF51 #406FBF

square

#BF40AE #BF9040 #40BF51 #406FBF

split-complementary

#BF40AE #6FBF40 #40BF90

monochromatic

#63215A #913184 #BF40AE #CE6EC1 #DE9CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BF40AE on #FFFFFF

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On black

4.56

#BF40AE on #000000

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Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF40AE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF40AE	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C84A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.202 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67fc6',
    500: '#bf40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf40ae;
$custom-light: #d67fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.031,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58906,
    "c": 0.20248,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF40AE

secondary

#91CA99

accent

#D9614E

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF40AE

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

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