#A138CE#A138CE

#A138CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.225 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A138CE
RGB	rgb(161, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 64.85, -57.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 86.91, 318.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.155 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.225 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.2508, 14.8625, 59.8138)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A138CE #65CE38

analogous

#5638CE #A138CE #CE38B0

triadic

#A138CE #CEA138 #38CEA1

tetradic

#A138CE #CE5638 #65CE38 #38B0CE

square

#A138CE #CE5638 #65CE38 #38B0CE

split-complementary

#A138CE #B0CE38 #38CE56

monochromatic

#571C70 #7D28A1 #A138CE #B869DA #CF9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#A138CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#A138CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A138CE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A138CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A138CE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a138ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.225 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178de',
    500: '#a138ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a138ce;
$custom-light: #c178de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a138ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55851,
    "c": 0.22519,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A138CE

secondary

#A4D290

accent

#E44474

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A138CE

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

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