#A438BD#A438BD

#A438BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.211 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438BD
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(289, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 62.14, -49.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 79.14, 321.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1603 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.211 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.9081, 14.3962, 49.5483)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438BD #51BD38

analogous

#6138BD #A438BD #BD3893

triadic

#A438BD #BDA438 #38BDA4

tetradic

#A438BD #BD6138 #51BD38 #3893BD

square

#A438BD #BD6138 #51BD38 #3893BD

split-complementary

#A438BD #93BD38 #38BD61

monochromatic

#521C5F #7B2A8E #A438BD #BC62D0 #D091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#A438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438BD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438BD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.211 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d1',
    500: '#a438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438bd;
$custom-light: #c378d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.722,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55131,
    "c": 0.21111,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438BD

secondary

#94C987

accent

#DE4A66

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438BD

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

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