#A238CD#A238CD

#A238CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.225 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238CD
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 64.84, -57.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 86.43, 318.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1564 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.225 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.3320, 14.9184, 59.1856)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238CD #63CD38

analogous

#5738CD #A238CD #CD38AD

triadic

#A238CD #CDA238 #38CDA2

tetradic

#A238CD #CD5738 #63CD38 #38ADCD

square

#A238CD #CD5738 #63CD38 #38ADCD

split-complementary

#A238CD #ADCD38 #38CD57

monochromatic

#571C6F #7D28A0 #A238CD #B969D9 #D09AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#A238CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#A238CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238CD

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238CD	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.225 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c279dd',
    500: '#a238cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238cd;
$custom-light: #c279dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.685,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55914,
    "c": 0.22462,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238CD

secondary

#A2D18F

accent

#E34572

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238CD

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

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