#A238CE#A238CE

#A238CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.226 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238CE
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 65.04, -57.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 86.89, 318.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1562 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.226 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.4531, 14.9669, 59.8233)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238CE #64CE38

analogous

#5738CE #A238CE #CE38AF

triadic

#A238CE #CEA238 #38CEA2

tetradic

#A238CE #CE5738 #64CE38 #38AFCE

square

#A238CE #CE5738 #64CE38 #38AFCE

split-complementary

#A238CE #AFCE38 #38CE57

monochromatic

#571C70 #7E28A1 #A238CE #B969DA #D09AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#A238CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A238CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238CE

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238CE	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.226 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c279de',
    500: '#a238ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238ce;
$custom-light: #c279de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55982,
    "c": 0.22552,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238CE

secondary

#A3D290

accent

#E44473

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238CE

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

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