#A438AD#A438AD

#A438AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.197 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438AD
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(295, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 59.19, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 72.06, 325.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1608 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.197 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2662, 13.7395, 40.9009)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438AD #41AD38

analogous

#6A38AD #A438AD #AD387B

triadic

#A438AD #ADA438 #38ADA4

tetradic

#A438AD #AD6A38 #41AD38 #387BAD

square

#A438AD #AD6A38 #41AD38 #387BAD

split-complementary

#A438AD #7BAD38 #38AD6A

monochromatic

#4C1A51 #78297F #A438AD #C159C9 #D287D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#A438AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#A438AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438AD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438AD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.197 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278c6',
    500: '#a438ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438ad;
$custom-light: #c278c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54155,
    "c": 0.19724,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438AD

secondary

#84C27F

accent

#DB4D58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438AD

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

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