#A740DF#A740DF

#A740DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.234 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A740DF
RGB	rgb(167, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(279, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 66.37, -62.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 91.22, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.57% 0.1526 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(58.57% 0.234 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.0865, 17.2107, 71.4821)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A740DF #78DF40

analogous

#5840DF #A740DF #DF40C8

triadic

#A740DF #DFA740 #40DFA7

tetradic

#A740DF #DF5840 #78DF40 #40C8DF

square

#A740DF #DF5840 #78DF40 #40C8DF

split-complementary

#A740DF #C8DF40 #40DF58

monochromatic

#64188D #8920C1 #A740DF #BF74E8 #D7A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#A740DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#A740DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A740DF

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A740DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A740DF	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2475DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0648C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a740df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.234 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67eea',
    500: '#a740df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a740df;
$custom-light: #c67eea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a740df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.868,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58572,
    "c": 0.23377,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A740DF

secondary

#B4DE9D

accent

#EE3A79

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9EFFD

border

#D2CAD5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A740DF

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

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