#A540B8#A540B8
#A540B8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.197 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A540B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 64, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 65%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.81, 58.16, -44.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.81, 73.21, 322.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.79% 0.153 -0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.79% 0.197 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0012, 15.1281, 46.8885) |
| Luminance | 0.1513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.64
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.89
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.23
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.51
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.34
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A540B8 #53B840
analogous
#6940B8 #A540B8 #B8408F
triadic
#A540B8 #B8A540 #40B8A5
tetradic
#A540B8 #B86940 #53B840 #408FB8
square
#A540B8 #B86940 #53B840 #408FB8
split-complementary
#A540B8 #8FB840 #40B869
monochromatic
#54205D #7C308B #A540B8 #BC6ACB #D097DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#A540B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#A540B8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A540B8
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A540B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A540B8 | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.03 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E65BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C70B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A65477
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a540b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.197 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c37cce',
500: '#a540b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a540b8; $custom-light: #c37cce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a540b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 64,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.5,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55793,
"c": 0.19698,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.15127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A540B8
secondary
#96C78D
accent
#D85065
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF9
border
#D1C9D2
text
#130A13
muted
#827C82