#A438AA#A438AA

#A438AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.195 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438AA
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(297, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 58.65, -39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 70.77, 325.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.1608 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.195 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9792, 13.6247, 39.3892)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A438AA #3EAA38

analogous

#6B38AA #A438AA #AA3877

triadic

#A438AA #AAA438 #38AAA4

tetradic

#A438AA #AA6B38 #3EAA38 #3877AA

square

#A438AA #AA6B38 #3EAA38 #3877AA

split-complementary

#A438AA #77AA38 #38AA6B

monochromatic

#4B1A4E #78297C #A438AA #C257C8 #D385D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#A438AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#A438AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438AA

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438AA	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.195 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c277c4',
    500: '#a438aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438aa;
$custom-light: #c277c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.842,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53981,
    "c": 0.1947,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438AA

secondary

#81C17D

accent

#DA4E55

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438AA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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