#A438BF#A438BF

#A438BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.213 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438BF
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(288, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(288, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 62.52, -49.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 80.05, 321.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1602 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.213 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1267, 14.4837, 50.6995)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438BF #53BF38

analogous

#6038BF #A438BF #BF3896

triadic

#A438BF #BFA438 #38BFA4

tetradic

#A438BF #BF6038 #53BF38 #3896BF

square

#A438BF #BF6038 #53BF38 #3896BF

split-complementary

#A438BF #96BF38 #38BF60

monochromatic

#531C60 #7B2A90 #A438BF #BB63D1 #D092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#A438BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#A438BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438BF

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438BF	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.213 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d3',
    500: '#a438bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438bf;
$custom-light: #c378d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55258,
    "c": 0.21287,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438BF

secondary

#96CA89

accent

#DE4A67

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438BF

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

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