#A540BD#A540BD

#A540BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.202 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A540BD
RGB	rgb(165, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(288, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(288, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 59.12, -46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 75.48, 321.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1529 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.202 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.5346, 15.3415, 49.6978)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A540BD #58BD40

analogous

#6740BD #A540BD #BD4097

triadic

#A540BD #BDA540 #40BDA5

tetradic

#A540BD #BD6740 #58BD40 #4097BD

square

#A540BD #BD6740 #58BD40 #4097BD

split-complementary

#A540BD #97BD40 #40BD67

monochromatic

#552162 #7D318F #A540BD #BB6DCD #D09ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#A540BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#A540BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A540BD

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A540BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A540BD	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1466C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a540bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.202 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37cd1',
    500: '#a540bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a540bd;
$custom-light: #c37cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a540bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.48,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56095,
    "c": 0.20154,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A540BD

secondary

#9BC990

accent

#D94F69

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A540BD

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

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