#A540C7#A540C7

#A540C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.211 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A540C7
RGB	rgb(165, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 61.08, -51.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 80.07, 319.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.1525 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.211 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.6577, 15.7907, 55.6128)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A540C7 #62C740

analogous

#6240C7 #A540C7 #C740A6

triadic

#A540C7 #C7A540 #40C7A5

tetradic

#A540C7 #C76240 #62C740 #40A6C7

square

#A540C7 #C76240 #62C740 #40A6C7

split-complementary

#A540C7 #A6C740 #40C762

monochromatic

#59206D #802E9C #A540C7 #BB6FD5 #D29FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#A540C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#A540C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A540C7

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A540C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A540C7	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)

#0069CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4172C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A35A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a540c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.211 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37dd9',
    500: '#a540c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a540c7;
$custom-light: #c37dd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a540c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56719,
    "c": 0.21075,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A540C7

secondary

#A3CF94

accent

#DE4A6F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A540C7

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

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