#A38FCE#A38FCE
#A38FCE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.093 H 298.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38FCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 143, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 31%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.25, 20.39, -29.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.25, 36.02, 304.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.11% 0.0445 -0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.11% 0.093 298.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0648, 31.8875, 62.6354) |
| Luminance | 0.3189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.94
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38FCE #BACE8F
analogous
#8F9ACE #A38FCE #C28FCE
triadic
#A38FCE #CEA38F #8FCEA3
tetradic
#A38FCE #CE8F9A #BACE8F #8FCEC2
square
#A38FCE #CE8F9A #BACE8F #8FCEC2
split-complementary
#A38FCE #CEC28F #9ACE8F
monochromatic
#61459E #8064BB #A38FCE #C6BAE1 #E9E4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#A38FCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#A38FCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38FCE
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38FCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38FCE | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8199D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8499CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B99A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38fce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 143, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.093 298.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb0dd',
500: '#a38fce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38fce; $custom-light: #bfb0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38fce",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 143,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.048,
"s": 39.13,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69112,
"c": 0.09323,
"h": 298.5
},
"luminance": 0.31888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38FCE
secondary
#E0E6D3
accent
#B2338A
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83