#A238AB#A238AB

#A238AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.195 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238AB
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(295, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 58.36, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 71.10, 325.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1585 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.195 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6645, 13.4514, 39.8701)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238AB #41AB38

analogous

#6838AB #A238AB #AB387B

triadic

#A238AB #ABA238 #38ABA2

tetradic

#A238AB #AB6838 #41AB38 #387BAB

square

#A238AB #AB6838 #41AB38 #387BAB

split-complementary

#A238AB #7BAB38 #38AB68

monochromatic

#4B1A4F #76297D #A238AB #BF58C8 #D186D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#A238AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#A238AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238AB

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238AB	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A54A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.195 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c4',
    500: '#a238ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238ab;
$custom-light: #c177c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.304,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53754,
    "c": 0.19456,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238AB

secondary

#83C17D

accent

#DA4E59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238AB

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

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