#A38DFF#A38DFF
#A38DFF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.163 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38DFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 141, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 100%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, 33.70, -54.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 63.68, 301.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% 0.057 -0.1523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.163 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6743, 34.0552, 98.9133) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.51
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.57
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.86
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.41
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.82
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38DFF #E9FF8D
analogous
#8DB0FF #A38DFF #DC8DFF
triadic
#A38DFF #FFA38D #8DFFA3
tetradic
#A38DFF #FF8DB0 #E9FF8D #8DFFDC
square
#A38DFF #FF8DB0 #E9FF8D #8DFFDC
split-complementary
#A38DFF #FFDC8D #B0FF8D
monochromatic
#4013FF #7250FF #A38DFF #D4CAFF #E6E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#A38DFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#A38DFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38DFF
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38DFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38DFF | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65A0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#679BFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CA3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38dff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 141, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.163 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2aeff',
500: '#a38dff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38dff; $custom-light: #c2aeff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38dff",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 141,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.579,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71181,
"c": 0.16265,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.34056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38DFF
secondary
#F0F7D4
accent
#E600B9
background
#FCFAFF
surface
#F8F4FF
border
#D1CED7
text
#131018
muted
#827F86