#A238C7#A238C7

#A238C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.219 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238C7
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(284, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 63.65, -54.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 83.68, 319.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1571 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.219 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.6216, 14.6343, 55.4441)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238C7 #5DC738

analogous

#5B38C7 #A238C7 #C738A4

triadic

#A238C7 #C7A238 #38C7A2

tetradic

#A238C7 #C75B38 #5DC738 #38A4C7

square

#A238C7 #C75B38 #5DC738 #38A4C7

split-complementary

#A238C7 #A4C738 #38C75B

monochromatic

#541D67 #7B2B97 #A238C7 #B868D4 #CF98E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#A238C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#A238C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238C7

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238C7	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F567C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.219 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278d9',
    500: '#a238c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238c7;
$custom-light: #c278d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.476,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55509,
    "c": 0.21922,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238C7

secondary

#9ECD8D

accent

#DF486F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238C7

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

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