#7438C4#7438C4

#7438C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.204 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7438C4
RGB	rgb(116, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(266, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, 54.09, -63.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 83.15, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0962 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.205 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5779, 10.5266, 53.2669)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.39

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7438C4 #88C438

analogous

#3842C4 #7438C4 #BA38C4

triadic

#7438C4 #C47438 #38C474

tetradic

#7438C4 #C43842 #88C438 #38C4BA

square

#7438C4 #C43842 #88C438 #38C4BA

split-complementary

#7438C4 #C4BA38 #42C438

monochromatic

#3C1D65 #582A94 #7438C4 #9566D3 #B696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#7438C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#7438C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7438C4

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7438C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7438C4	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7438c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.204 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a374d7',
    500: '#7438c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7438c4;
$custom-light: #a374d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7438c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49624,
    "c": 0.2045,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7438C4

secondary

#B1CC8C

accent

#DF499F

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7438C4

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

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