#A138CD#A138CD

#A138CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.224 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A138CD
RGB	rgb(161, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 64.65, -57.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 86.45, 318.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1551 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.224 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.1297, 14.8141, 59.1761)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A138CD #64CD38

analogous

#5638CD #A138CD #CD38AE

triadic

#A138CD #CDA138 #38CDA1

tetradic

#A138CD #CD5638 #64CD38 #38AECD

square

#A138CD #CD5638 #64CD38 #38AECD

split-complementary

#A138CD #AECD38 #38CD56

monochromatic

#561C6F #7C28A0 #A138CD #B869D9 #CF9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#A138CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#A138CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A138CD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A138CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A138CD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a138cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.224 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178dd',
    500: '#a138cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a138cd;
$custom-light: #c178dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a138cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.282,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55782,
    "c": 0.22429,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A138CD

secondary

#A3D18F

accent

#E34574

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A138CD

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

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