#A240AA#A240AA
#A240AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.183 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A240AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 64, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 45%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 62%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.59, 54.81, -38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.59, 66.80, 325.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.57% 0.1491 -0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.57% 0.183 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9888, 14.2518, 39.5098) |
| Luminance | 0.1425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.56
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.28
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.02
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.64
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.10
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A240AA #48AA40
analogous
#6D40AA #A240AA #AA407D
triadic
#A240AA #AAA240 #40AAA2
tetradic
#A240AA #AA6D40 #48AA40 #407DAA
square
#A240AA #AA6D40 #48AA40 #407DAA
split-complementary
#A240AA #7DAA40 #40AA6D
monochromatic
#4D1F51 #782F7E #A240AA #BD63C4 #D08FD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#A240AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.85
#A240AA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A240AA
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A240AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A240AA | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.85 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D62AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#526EA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A54F6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a240aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 64, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.183 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07bc4',
500: '#a240aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a240aa; $custom-light: #c07bc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a240aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 64,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.472,
"s": 45.299,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54572,
"c": 0.18289,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.1425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A240AA
secondary
#8AC086
accent
#D5535D
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#130A12
muted
#827C81