#A38AED#A38AED
#A38AED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.143 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 138, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, 30.78, -46.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 55.91, 303.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% 0.0582 -0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.143 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4750, 32.0773, 84.2161) |
| Luminance | 0.3208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.60
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.66
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.67
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.32
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.74
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38AED #D4ED8A
analogous
#8AA2ED #A38AED #D58AED
triadic
#A38AED #EDA38A #8AEDA3
tetradic
#A38AED #ED8AA2 #D4ED8A #8AEDD5
square
#A38AED #ED8AA2 #D4ED8A #8AEDD5
split-complementary
#A38AED #EDD58A #A2ED8A
monochromatic
#5022DB #7955E5 #A38AED #CDBFF5 #EAE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A38AED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#A38AED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38AED
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38AED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38AED | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C9BF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F98EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#929CB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38aed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 138, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.143 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1acf3',
500: '#a38aed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38aed; $custom-light: #c1acf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38aed",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 138,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.152,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69681,
"c": 0.14325,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.32078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38AED
secondary
#ECF3D8
accent
#D510A4
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85