#A240C5#A240C5
#A240C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.208 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A240C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 64, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.15, 60.02, -51.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.15, 79.09, 319.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.2% 0.149 -0.1448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.2% 0.208 315.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8102, 15.3804, 54.3690) |
| Luminance | 0.1538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.33
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.60
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.01
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.44
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.11
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A240C5 #63C540
analogous
#5F40C5 #A240C5 #C540A5
triadic
#A240C5 #C5A240 #40C5A2
tetradic
#A240C5 #C55F40 #63C540 #40A5C5
square
#A240C5 #C55F40 #63C540 #40A5C5
split-complementary
#A240C5 #A5C540 #40C55F
monochromatic
#57206A #7D2F99 #A240C5 #B96FD3 #D09EE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#A240C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#A240C5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A240C5
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A240C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A240C5 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F70C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A05A7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a240c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 64, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.208 315.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17cd7',
500: '#a240c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a240c5; $custom-light: #c17cd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a240c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 64,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.211,
"s": 53.414,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56199,
"c": 0.20773,
"h": 315.8
},
"luminance": 0.15379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A240C5
secondary
#A2CE93
accent
#DD4B71
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFA
border
#D1C9D3
text
#130A14
muted
#827C83