#A438C3#A438C3

#A438C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.216 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438C3
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(287, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 63.29, -51.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 81.86, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.1599 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.216 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.5729, 14.6621, 53.0495)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438C3 #57C338

analogous

#5F38C3 #A438C3 #C3389D

triadic

#A438C3 #C3A438 #38C3A4

tetradic

#A438C3 #C35F38 #57C338 #389DC3

square

#A438C3 #C35F38 #57C338 #389DC3

split-complementary

#A438C3 #9DC338 #38C35F

monochromatic

#541D64 #7C2A93 #A438C3 #BA65D3 #D095E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#A438C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#A438C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438C3

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438C3	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.216 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d6',
    500: '#a438c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438c3;
$custom-light: #c378d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.619,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55515,
    "c": 0.21641,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438C3

secondary

#99CC8B

accent

#DF496A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438C3

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

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