#A238C2#A238C2

#A238C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.215 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238C2
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 62.68, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 81.39, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1576 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.215 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0506, 14.4059, 52.4369)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238C2 #58C238

analogous

#5D38C2 #A238C2 #C2389D

triadic

#A238C2 #C2A238 #38C2A2

tetradic

#A238C2 #C25D38 #58C238 #389DC2

square

#A238C2 #C25D38 #58C238 #389DC2

split-complementary

#A238C2 #9DC238 #38C25D

monochromatic

#531D63 #7A2A93 #A238C2 #B965D2 #CF94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A238C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#A238C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238C2

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238C2	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.215 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178d5',
    500: '#a238c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238c2;
$custom-light: #c178d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.087,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5518,
    "c": 0.21474,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238C2

secondary

#99CB8A

accent

#DF496C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238C2

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

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