#A438AE#A438AE

#A438AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.198 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438AE
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(295, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 59.37, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 72.50, 324.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1608 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.198 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3634, 13.7783, 41.4124)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438AE #42AE38

analogous

#6938AE #A438AE #AE387D

triadic

#A438AE #AEA438 #38AEA4

tetradic

#A438AE #AE6938 #42AE38 #387DAE

square

#A438AE #AE6938 #42AE38 #387DAE

split-complementary

#A438AE #7DAE38 #38AE69

monochromatic

#4D1A51 #782980 #A438AE #C059CA #D288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#A438AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#A438AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438AE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438AE	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.198 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278c7',
    500: '#a438ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438ae;
$custom-light: #c278c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.915,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54214,
    "c": 0.1981,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438AE

secondary

#85C37F

accent

#DB4D59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438AE

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

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