#A040CE#A040CE

#A040CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.216 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040CE
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 61.43, -56.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 83.30, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1458 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.216 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4692, 15.5974, 59.9441)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040CE #6ECE40

analogous

#5940CE #A040CE #CE40B5

triadic

#A040CE #CEA040 #40CEA0

tetradic

#A040CE #CE5940 #6ECE40 #40B5CE

square

#A040CE #CE5940 #6ECE40 #40B5CE

split-complementary

#A040CE #B5CE40 #40CE59

monochromatic

#591E75 #7E2BA6 #A040CE #B871DA #D0A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#A040CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#A040CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040CE

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040CE	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.216 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cde',
    500: '#a040ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040ce;
$custom-light: #c07cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.563,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56531,
    "c": 0.21552,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040CE

secondary

#AAD496

accent

#E24578

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040CE

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

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