#A040BB#A040BB

#A040BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.198 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040BB
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(287, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 57.57, -47.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 74.41, 320.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.147 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.198 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.2990, 14.7293, 48.5145)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040BB #5BBB40

analogous

#6340BB #A040BB #BB4099

triadic

#A040BB #BBA040 #40BBA0

tetradic

#A040BB #BB6340 #5BBB40 #4099BB

square

#A040BB #BB6340 #5BBB40 #4099BB

split-complementary

#A040BB #99BB40 #40BB63

monochromatic

#522160 #79308D #A040BB #B76CCD #CD99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A040BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A040BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040BB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040BB	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1165BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.198 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd0',
    500: '#a040bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040bb;
$custom-light: #bf7cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.829,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55307,
    "c": 0.19754,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040BB

secondary

#9BC88F

accent

#D94F6D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040BB

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

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