#A38CED#A38CED
#A38CED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.140 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 140, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, 29.64, -45.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 54.66, 302.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% 0.0556 -0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.14 293.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7645, 32.6564, 84.3126) |
| Luminance | 0.3266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.38
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.65
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.85
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.42
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.48
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38CED #D6ED8C
analogous
#8CA6ED #A38CED #D48CED
triadic
#A38CED #EDA38C #8CEDA3
tetradic
#A38CED #ED8CA6 #D6ED8C #8CEDD4
square
#A38CED #ED8CA6 #D6ED8C #8CEDD4
split-complementary
#A38CED #EDD48C #A6ED8C
monochromatic
#4E22DC #7957E5 #A38CED #CDC1F5 #EAE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#A38CED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#A38CED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38CED
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38CED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38CED | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F9CF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7299EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#929EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38ced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 140, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.140 293.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0aef3',
500: '#a38ced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38ced; $custom-light: #c0aef3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38ced",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 140,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.227,
"s": 72.932,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70041,
"c": 0.14018,
"h": 293.3
},
"luminance": 0.32657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38CED
secondary
#ECF3D8
accent
#D510A6
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85