#A38AE7#A38AE7
#A38AE7 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.135 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38AE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 138, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 66%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.12, 29.27, -43.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.12, 52.69, 303.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% 0.0572 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.135 295) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6130, 31.7325, 79.6765) |
| Luminance | 0.3173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.83
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.35
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.46
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.36
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38AE7 #CEE78A
analogous
#8AA0E7 #A38AE7 #D18AE7
triadic
#A38AE7 #E7A38A #8AE7A3
tetradic
#A38AE7 #E78AA0 #CEE78A #8AE7D1
square
#A38AE7 #E78AA0 #CEE78A #8AE7D1
split-complementary
#A38AE7 #E7D18A #A0E78A
monochromatic
#562ACD #7B57DD #A38AE7 #CBBDF1 #EBE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#A38AE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#A38AE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38AE7
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38AE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38AE7 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F9AEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7397E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#949BAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38ae7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 138, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.135 295.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0acef',
500: '#a38ae7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38ae7; $custom-light: #c0acef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38ae7",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 138,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.129,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69371,
"c": 0.13522,
"h": 295
},
"luminance": 0.31733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38AE7
secondary
#EBF1DA
accent
#CE189D
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84