#A540CB#A540CB

#A540CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.214 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A540CB
RGB	rgb(165, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(284, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 61.88, -53.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 81.92, 319.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1523 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.214 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1282, 15.9789, 58.0909)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A540CB #66CB40

analogous

#5F40CB #A540CB #CB40AC

triadic

#A540CB #CBA540 #40CBA5

tetradic

#A540CB #CB5F40 #66CB40 #40ACCB

square

#A540CB #CB5F40 #66CB40 #40ACCB

split-complementary

#A540CB #ACCB40 #40CB5F

monochromatic

#5B1F72 #822CA2 #A540CB #BC70D8 #D2A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#A540CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#A540CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A540CB

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A540CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A540CB	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D72C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a540cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.214 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47ddb',
    500: '#a540cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a540cb;
$custom-light: #c47ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a540cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.597,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56976,
    "c": 0.21447,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A540CB

secondary

#A6D295

accent

#E04771

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A540CB

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

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