#A238AE#A238AE

#A238AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.197 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238AE
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(294, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 58.91, -42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 72.41, 324.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1585 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.197 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9537, 13.5671, 41.3932)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238AE #44AE38

analogous

#6738AE #A238AE #AE387F

triadic

#A238AE #AEA238 #38AEA2

tetradic

#A238AE #AE6738 #44AE38 #387FAE

square

#A238AE #AE6738 #44AE38 #387FAE

split-complementary

#A238AE #7FAE38 #38AE67

monochromatic

#4C1A51 #772980 #A238AE #BE59CA #D088D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#A238AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#A238AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238AE

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238AE	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A54B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.197 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c7',
    500: '#a238ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238ae;
$custom-light: #c177c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.898,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53932,
    "c": 0.19714,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238AE

secondary

#86C37F

accent

#DB4D5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238AE

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

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