#A438BE#A438BE

#A438BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.212 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438BE
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(288, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(288, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 62.33, -49.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 79.59, 321.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1603 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.212 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0171, 14.4398, 50.1219)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A438BE #52BE38

analogous

#6138BE #A438BE #BE3895

triadic

#A438BE #BEA438 #38BEA4

tetradic

#A438BE #BE6138 #52BE38 #3895BE

square

#A438BE #BE6138 #52BE38 #3895BE

split-complementary

#A438BE #95BE38 #38BE61

monochromatic

#521C5F #7B2A8F #A438BE #BB62D1 #D092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#A438BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#A438BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438BE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438BE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.212 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d2',
    500: '#a438be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438be;
$custom-light: #c378d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.358,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55194,
    "c": 0.21199,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438BE

secondary

#95CA88

accent

#DE4A67

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438BE

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

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