#A040DB#A040DB

#A040DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.228 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A040DB
RGB	rgb(160, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 64.17, -62.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 89.44, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.1442 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.228 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.1142, 16.2554, 68.6080)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A040DB #7BDB40

analogous

#5240DB #A040DB #DB40C9

triadic

#A040DB #DBA040 #40DBA0

tetradic

#A040DB #DB5240 #7BDB40 #40C9DB

square

#A040DB #DB5240 #7BDB40 #40C9DB

split-complementary

#A040DB #C9DB40 #40DB52

monochromatic

#5D1987 #8123BB #A040DB #BA73E5 #D3A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#A040DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#A040DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A040DB

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A040DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A040DB	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C71D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97638A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a040db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.228 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17de7',
    500: '#a040db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a040db;
$custom-light: #c17de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a040db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.161,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57423,
    "c": 0.22796,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A040DB

secondary

#B4DC9B

accent

#EB3D7F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A040DB

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

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