#A238CF#A238CF

#A238CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.226 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238CF
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 65.24, -58.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 87.36, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1561 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.226 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.5750, 15.0156, 60.4651)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238CF #65CF38

analogous

#5738CF #A238CF #CF38B1

triadic

#A238CF #CFA238 #38CFA2

tetradic

#A238CF #CF5738 #65CF38 #38B1CF

square

#A238CF #CF5738 #65CF38 #38B1CF

split-complementary

#A238CF #B1CF38 #38CF57

monochromatic

#581B71 #7E27A3 #A238CF #B969DB #D09BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#A238CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#A238CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238CF

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238CF	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.226 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c279de',
    500: '#a238cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238cf;
$custom-light: #c279de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.119,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56051,
    "c": 0.22643,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238CF

secondary

#A4D390

accent

#E44473

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238CF

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

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