#A240BE#A240BE

#A240BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.201 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A240BE
RGB	rgb(162, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(287, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 58.63, -48.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 75.85, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.1493 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.201 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0266, 15.0670, 50.2425)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A240BE #5CBE40

analogous

#6340BE #A240BE #BE409B

triadic

#A240BE #BEA240 #40BEA2

tetradic

#A240BE #BE6340 #5CBE40 #409BBE

square

#A240BE #BE6340 #5CBE40 #409BBE

split-complementary

#A240BE #9BBE40 #40BE63

monochromatic

#542162 #7B3190 #A240BE #B86DCE #CF9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#A240BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A240BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A240BE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A240BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A240BE	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B66C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a240be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.201 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17cd2',
    500: '#a240be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a240be;
$custom-light: #c17cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a240be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55757,
    "c": 0.20118,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A240BE

secondary

#9DC990

accent

#D94F6D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A240BE

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

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