#A240CE#A240CE

#A240CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.216 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A240CE
RGB	rgb(162, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 61.85, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 83.30, 317.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.1483 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.216 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8723, 15.8053, 59.9630)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A240CE #6CCE40

analogous

#5B40CE #A240CE #CE40B3

triadic

#A240CE #CEA240 #40CEA2

tetradic

#A240CE #CE5B40 #6CCE40 #40B3CE

square

#A240CE #CE5B40 #6CCE40 #40B3CE

split-complementary

#A240CE #B3CE40 #40CE5B

monochromatic

#5A1E75 #802BA6 #A240CE #BA71DA #D1A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#A240CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#A240CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A240CE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A240CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A240CE	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3571CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a240ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.216 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27dde',
    500: '#a240ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a240ce;
$custom-light: #c27dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a240ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.408,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56786,
    "c": 0.21621,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A240CE

secondary

#A9D496

accent

#E24576

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A240CE

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

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