#7238C4#7238C4

#7238C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.204 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7238C4
RGB	rgb(114, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(265, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(265, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 53.73, -63.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 83.22, 310.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0934 -0.1817)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.204 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3148, 10.3909, 53.2546)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7238C4 #8AC438

analogous

#3844C4 #7238C4 #B838C4

triadic

#7238C4 #C47238 #38C472

tetradic

#7238C4 #C43844 #8AC438 #38C4B8

square

#7238C4 #C43844 #8AC438 #38C4B8

split-complementary

#7238C4 #C4B838 #44C438

monochromatic

#3B1D65 #562A94 #7238C4 #9366D3 #B596E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#7238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#7238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7238C4

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7238C4	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.204 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a174d7',
    500: '#7238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7238c4;
$custom-light: #a174d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49403,
    "c": 0.20428,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7238C4

secondary

#B1CC8C

accent

#DF49A1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7238C4

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

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