#A940CD#A940CD

#A940CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.218 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A940CD
RGB	rgb(169, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 63.13, -53.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 82.88, 319.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.157 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.218 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.2133, 16.5107, 59.3938)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A940CD #64CD40

analogous

#6340CD #A940CD #CD40AA

triadic

#A940CD #CDA940 #40CDA9

tetradic

#A940CD #CD6340 #64CD40 #40AACD

square

#A940CD #CD6340 #64CD40 #40AACD

split-complementary

#A940CD #AACD40 #40CD63

monochromatic

#5E1E74 #862BA5 #A940CD #BF71DA #D5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#A940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#A940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A940CD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A940CD	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4074CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.218 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67ddd',
    500: '#a940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a940cd;
$custom-light: #c67ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 169,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.681,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57626,
    "c": 0.21781,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A940CD

secondary

#A5D396

accent

#E2466E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9EFFB

border

#D2CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A940CD

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

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