#A040C2#A040C2

#A040C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.204 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040C2
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 58.97, -50.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 77.66, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.75% 0.1467 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(55.75% 0.204 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0667, 15.0364, 52.5577)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040C2 #62C240

analogous

#5F40C2 #A040C2 #C240A3

triadic

#A040C2 #C2A040 #40C2A0

tetradic

#A040C2 #C25F40 #62C240 #40A3C2

square

#A040C2 #C25F40 #62C240 #40A3C2

split-complementary

#A040C2 #A3C240 #40C25F

monochromatic

#542167 #7B3095 #A040C2 #B76ED1 #CE9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A040C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A040C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040C2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040C2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.204 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cd5',
    500: '#a040c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040c2;
$custom-light: #c07cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.308,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55747,
    "c": 0.20413,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040C2

secondary

#A1CC92

accent

#DB4D72

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040C2

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

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