#A38FDA#A38FDA
#A38FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.110 H 295.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 143, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 50%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 34%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.75, 23.23, -35.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.75, 42.52, 303.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.66% 0.0475 -0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.66% 0.11 295.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5786, 32.4930, 70.6080) |
| Luminance | 0.3249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.54
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.96
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.52
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38FDA #C6DA8F
analogous
#8FA0DA #A38FDA #C88FDA
triadic
#A38FDA #DAA38F #8FDAA3
tetradic
#A38FDA #DA8FA0 #C6DA8F #8FDAC8
square
#A38FDA #DA8FA0 #C6DA8F #8FDAC8
split-complementary
#A38FDA #DAC88F #A0DA8F
monochromatic
#5B3BB3 #7D61CB #A38FDA #C9BDE9 #ECE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#A38FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#A38FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A38FDA
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38FDA | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C9BDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F99D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#989CAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 143, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.110 295.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfb0e5',
500: '#a38fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38fda; $custom-light: #bfb0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 143,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256,
"s": 50.336,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69657,
"c": 0.10971,
"h": 295.7
},
"luminance": 0.32493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38FDA
secondary
#E7ECD8
accent
#BE2896
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84