#A540C2#A540C2

#A540C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.206 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A540C2
RGB	rgb(165, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 60.09, -49.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 77.76, 320.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1528 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.206 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0867, 15.5623, 52.6055)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A540C2 #5DC240

analogous

#6440C2 #A540C2 #C2409E

triadic

#A540C2 #C2A540 #40C2A5

tetradic

#A540C2 #C26440 #5DC240 #409EC2

square

#A540C2 #C26440 #5DC240 #409EC2

split-complementary

#A540C2 #9EC240 #40C264

monochromatic

#572167 #7F3095 #A540C2 #BB6ED1 #D19DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#A540C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#A540C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A540C2

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A540C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A540C2	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0267C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a540c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.206 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37cd5',
    500: '#a540c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a540c2;
$custom-light: #c37cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a540c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.615,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56403,
    "c": 0.20613,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A540C2

secondary

#9FCC92

accent

#DB4D6C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A540C2

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

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