#A238DD#A238DD

#A238DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.239 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A238DD
RGB	rgb(162, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(279, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 68.09, -64.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 93.83, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.04% 0.1539 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(57.04% 0.239 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.3630, 15.7308, 69.8821)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A238DD #73DD38

analogous

#5038DD #A238DD #DD38C6

triadic

#A238DD #DDA238 #38DDA2

tetradic

#A238DD #DD5038 #73DD38 #38C6DD

square

#A238DD #DD5038 #73DD38 #38C6DD

split-complementary

#A238DD #C6DD38 #38DD50

monochromatic

#5D1784 #821FB8 #A238DD #BA6CE6 #D3A1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#A238DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#A238DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A238DD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A238DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A238DD	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0670DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a238dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.239 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c379e8',
    500: '#a238dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a238dd;
$custom-light: #c379e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a238dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.545,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57037,
    "c": 0.23912,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A238DD

secondary

#AEDB95

accent

#EE3A7A

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A238DD

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

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