#A040BC#A040BC

#A040BC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.198 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040BC
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 57.77, -47.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 74.87, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1469 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.198 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.4064, 14.7723, 49.0802)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040BC #5CBC40

analogous

#6240BC #A040BC #BC409A

triadic

#A040BC #BCA040 #40BCA0

tetradic

#A040BC #BC6240 #5CBC40 #409ABC

square

#A040BC #BC6240 #5CBC40 #409ABC

split-complementary

#A040BC #9ABC40 #40BC62

monochromatic

#522161 #79308E #A040BC #B76CCD #CD9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#A040BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A040BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040BC

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040BC	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E65C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F5779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.198 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd1',
    500: '#a040bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040bc;
$custom-light: #bf7cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.452,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55369,
    "c": 0.19848,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040BC

secondary

#9CC98F

accent

#D94F6E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040BC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →