#A238CA#A238CA

#A238CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.222 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238CA
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 64.25, -55.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 85.05, 319.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.1567 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.222 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9734, 14.7750, 57.2967)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238CA #60CA38

analogous

#5938CA #A238CA #CA38A9

triadic

#A238CA #CAA238 #38CAA2

tetradic

#A238CA #CA5938 #60CA38 #38A9CA

square

#A238CA #CA5938 #60CA38 #38A9CA

split-complementary

#A238CA #A9CA38 #38CA59

monochromatic

#561D6B #7C299B #A238CA #B968D7 #CF99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#A238CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A238CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238CA

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238CA	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.222 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278db',
    500: '#a238ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238ca;
$custom-light: #c278db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.562,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5571,
    "c": 0.22192,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238CA

secondary

#A0CF8E

accent

#E14771

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238CA

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

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