#A438B2#A438B2

#A438B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.202 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438B2
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(293, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 60.09, -43.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 74.25, 324.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1608 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.202 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7591, 13.9366, 43.4968)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438B2 #46B238

analogous

#6738B2 #A438B2 #B23883

triadic

#A438B2 #B2A438 #38B2A4

tetradic

#A438B2 #B26738 #46B238 #3883B2

square

#A438B2 #B26738 #46B238 #3883B2

split-complementary

#A438B2 #83B238 #38B267

monochromatic

#4E1B55 #792983 #A438B2 #BF5CCC #D18ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#A438B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#A438B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438B2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438B2	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1460B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.202 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278c9',
    500: '#a438b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438b2;
$custom-light: #c278c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.115,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54452,
    "c": 0.20153,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438B2

secondary

#89C581

accent

#DC4C5D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

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