#A438B1#A438B1

#A438B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.201 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438B1
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 177)
HSL	hsl(294, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 59.91, -43.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 73.81, 324.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1608 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.201 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6591, 13.8966, 42.9699)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438B1 #45B138

analogous

#6838B1 #A438B1 #B13881

triadic

#A438B1 #B1A438 #38B1A4

tetradic

#A438B1 #B16838 #45B138 #3881B1

square

#A438B1 #B16838 #45B138 #3881B1

split-complementary

#A438B1 #81B138 #38B168

monochromatic

#4E1B54 #792983 #A438B1 #BF5BCB #D18ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#A438B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#A438B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438B1

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438B1	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1660B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.201 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278c9',
    500: '#a438b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438b1;
$custom-light: #c278c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.554,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54392,
    "c": 0.20067,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438B1

secondary

#88C481

accent

#DB4C5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438B1

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