#A540B9#A540B9
#A540B9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.198 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A540B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 64, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.87, 58.35, -44.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.87, 73.66, 322.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.85% 0.153 -0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.85% 0.198 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1064, 15.1702, 47.4426) |
| Luminance | 0.1517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.66
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.05
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.25
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.68
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.21
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A540B9 #54B940
analogous
#6940B9 #A540B9 #B94091
triadic
#A540B9 #B9A540 #40B9A5
tetradic
#A540B9 #B96940 #54B940 #4091B9
square
#A540B9 #B96940 #54B940 #4091B9
split-complementary
#A540B9 #91B940 #40B969
monochromatic
#54215E #7C308C #A540B9 #BC6BCC #D098DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#A540B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#A540B9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A540B9
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A540B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A540B9 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C66BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C70B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A65577
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a540b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.198 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c37cce',
500: '#a540b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a540b9; $custom-light: #c37cce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a540b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 64,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.083,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55853,
"c": 0.19789,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.15169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A540B9
secondary
#97C78E
accent
#D85066
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF9
border
#D1C9D2
text
#130A14
muted
#827C82