#A238C9#A238C9

#A238C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.221 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238C9
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(284, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 64.05, -55.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 84.59, 319.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1569 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.221 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.8554, 14.7278, 56.6751)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238C9 #5FC938

analogous

#5938C9 #A238C9 #C938A7

triadic

#A238C9 #C9A238 #38C9A2

tetradic

#A238C9 #C95938 #5FC938 #38A7C9

square

#A238C9 #C95938 #5FC938 #38A7C9

split-complementary

#A238C9 #A7C938 #38C959

monochromatic

#551D6A #7C2A9A #A238C9 #B868D6 #CF98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A238C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A238C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238C9

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238C9	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336EC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.221 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278da',
    500: '#a238c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238c9;
$custom-light: #c278da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.862,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55643,
    "c": 0.22102,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238C9

secondary

#9FCF8E

accent

#E14770

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238C9

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

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