#A040C0#A040C0
#A040C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.202 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A040C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 64, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.56, 58.57, -49.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.56, 76.73, 319.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.62% 0.1468 -0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.62% 0.202 316.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8436, 14.9471, 51.3827) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.52
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.68
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.66
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.40
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.82
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A040C0 #60C040
analogous
#6040C0 #A040C0 #C040A0
triadic
#A040C0 #C0A040 #40C0A0
tetradic
#A040C0 #C06040 #60C040 #40A0C0
square
#A040C0 #C06040 #60C040 #40A0C0
split-complementary
#A040C0 #A0C040 #40C060
monochromatic
#542164 #7A3092 #A040C0 #B76ECF #CE9CDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#A040C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#A040C0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A040C0
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A040C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A040C0 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#416FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E587B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a040c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.202 316.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07cd4',
500: '#a040c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a040c0; $custom-light: #c07cd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a040c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 64,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5562,
"c": 0.20224,
"h": 316.5
},
"luminance": 0.14946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A040C0
secondary
#A0CB91
accent
#DA4E71
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFA
border
#D1C9D3
text
#130A14
muted
#827C83