#A038CB#A038CB

#A038CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.222 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A038CB
RGB	rgb(160, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 64.05, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 85.53, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1541 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.222 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.6890, 14.6146, 57.9033)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A038CB #63CB38

analogous

#5638CB #A038CB #CB38AC

triadic

#A038CB #CBA038 #38CBA0

tetradic

#A038CB #CB5638 #63CB38 #38ACCB

square

#A038CB #CB5638 #63CB38 #38ACCB

split-complementary

#A038CB #ACCB38 #38CB56

monochromatic

#551C6C #7B299D #A038CB #B769D8 #CE99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#A038CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#A038CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A038CB

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A038CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A038CB	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a038cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.222 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078dc',
    500: '#a038cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a038cb;
$custom-light: #c078dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a038cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.449,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55514,
    "c": 0.22213,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A038CB

secondary

#A2D08F

accent

#E24674

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A038CB

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

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