#A040CF#A040CF

#A040CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.216 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040CF
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 61.64, -56.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 83.77, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1457 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.216 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.5910, 15.6461, 60.5860)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040CF #6FCF40

analogous

#5840CF #A040CF #CF40B6

triadic

#A040CF #CFA040 #40CFA0

tetradic

#A040CF #CF5840 #6FCF40 #40B6CF

square

#A040CF #CF5840 #6FCF40 #40B6CF

split-complementary

#A040CF #B6CF40 #40CF58

monochromatic

#5A1E77 #7E2AA8 #A040CF #B871DB #D1A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#A040CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#A040CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040CF

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040CF	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3170CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.216 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cde',
    500: '#a040cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040cf;
$custom-light: #c07cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.28,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56599,
    "c": 0.21648,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040CF

secondary

#ABD497

accent

#E34579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040CF

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

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