#A140DB#A140DB

#A140DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.228 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A140DB
RGB	rgb(161, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(278, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 64.36, -62.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 89.43, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1455 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.228 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.3150, 16.3589, 68.6174)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A140DB #7ADB40

analogous

#5340DB #A140DB #DB40C8

triadic

#A140DB #DBA140 #40DBA1

tetradic

#A140DB #DB5340 #7ADB40 #40C8DB

square

#A140DB #DB5340 #7ADB40 #40C8DB

split-complementary

#A140DB #C8DB40 #40DB53

monochromatic

#5E1987 #8223BB #A140DB #BA73E5 #D4A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#A140DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#A140DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A140DB

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A140DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A140DB	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F72D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99638A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a140db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.228 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27de7',
    500: '#a140db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a140db;
$custom-light: #c27de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a140db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.548,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57547,
    "c": 0.22824,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A140DB

secondary

#B3DC9B

accent

#EB3D7E

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A140DB

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

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