#A040BF#A040BF

#A040BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.201 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040BF
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 58.37, -49.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 76.26, 319.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1468 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.201 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7332, 14.9030, 50.8012)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040BF #5FBF40

analogous

#6040BF #A040BF #BF409F

triadic

#A040BF #BFA040 #40BFA0

tetradic

#A040BF #BF6040 #5FBF40 #409FBF

square

#A040BF #BF6040 #5FBF40 #409FBF

split-complementary

#A040BF #9FBF40 #40BF60

monochromatic

#532163 #7A3191 #A040BF #B76ECE #CE9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#A040BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#A040BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040BF

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040BF	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0366C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.201 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cd3',
    500: '#a040bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040bf;
$custom-light: #c07cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.354,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55556,
    "c": 0.2013,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040BF

secondary

#9FCA91

accent

#D94E70

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040BF

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

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