#A140CE#A140CE

#A140CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.216 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A140CE
RGB	rgb(161, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 61.64, -56.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 83.30, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.147 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.216 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.6699, 15.7009, 59.9535)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A140CE #6DCE40

analogous

#5A40CE #A140CE #CE40B4

triadic

#A140CE #CEA140 #40CEA1

tetradic

#A140CE #CE5A40 #6DCE40 #40B4CE

square

#A140CE #CE5A40 #6DCE40 #40B4CE

split-complementary

#A140CE #B4CE40 #40CE5A

monochromatic

#5A1E75 #7F2BA6 #A140CE #B971DA #D1A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#A140CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#A140CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A140CE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A140CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A140CE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a140ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.216 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17cde',
    500: '#a140ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a140ce;
$custom-light: #c17cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a140ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.986,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56659,
    "c": 0.21586,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A140CE

secondary

#AAD496

accent

#E24577

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A140CE

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

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