#A138C3#A138C3

#A138C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.215 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A138C3
RGB	rgb(161, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 62.66, -52.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 81.84, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1562 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.215 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9609, 14.3466, 53.0208)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A138C3 #5AC338

analogous

#5C38C3 #A138C3 #C338A0

triadic

#A138C3 #C3A138 #38C3A1

tetradic

#A138C3 #C35C38 #5AC338 #38A0C3

square

#A138C3 #C35C38 #5AC338 #38A0C3

split-complementary

#A138C3 #A0C338 #38C35C

monochromatic

#521D64 #7A2A93 #A138C3 #B865D3 #CE95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#A138C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#A138C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A138C3

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A138C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A138C3	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396DC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a138c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.215 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178d6',
    500: '#a138c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a138c3;
$custom-light: #c178d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a138c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.324,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55111,
    "c": 0.21526,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A138C3

secondary

#9BCC8B

accent

#DF496E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A138C3

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

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