#A040AF#A040AF

#A040AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.186 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040AF
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(292, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 55.25, -41.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 68.91, 323.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.147 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.186 322)
XYZ	xyz(24.0676, 14.2368, 42.0294)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040AF #4FAF40

analogous

#6940AF #A040AF #AF4087

triadic

#A040AF #AFA040 #40AFA0

tetradic

#A040AF #AF6940 #4FAF40 #4087AF

square

#A040AF #AF6940 #4FAF40 #4087AF

split-complementary

#A040AF #87AF40 #40AF69

monochromatic

#4E1F55 #773082 #A040AF #BA65C7 #CE92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#A040AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#A040AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040AF

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040AF	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2662B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.186 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7bc7',
    500: '#a040af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040af;
$custom-light: #bf7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.892,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54586,
    "c": 0.1864,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.14236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040AF

secondary

#90C388

accent

#D65264

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040AF

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

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