#A138C2#A138C2

#A138C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.214 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A138C2
RGB	rgb(161, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 62.47, -52.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 81.39, 320.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1563 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.214 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8483, 14.3015, 52.4274)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A138C2 #59C238

analogous

#5C38C2 #A138C2 #C2389E

triadic

#A138C2 #C2A138 #38C2A1

tetradic

#A138C2 #C25C38 #59C238 #389EC2

square

#A138C2 #C25C38 #59C238 #389EC2

split-complementary

#A138C2 #9EC238 #38C25C

monochromatic

#521D63 #7A2A93 #A138C2 #B865D2 #CE94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#A138C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#A138C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A138C2

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A138C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A138C2	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a138c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.214 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178d5',
    500: '#a138c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a138c2;
$custom-light: #c178d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a138c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.652,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55045,
    "c": 0.21436,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A138C2

secondary

#9ACB8A

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A138C2

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

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