#A438C5#A438C5

#A438C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.218 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438C5
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 63.67, -52.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 82.76, 320.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1597 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.218 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8006, 14.7532, 54.2484)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438C5 #59C538

analogous

#5D38C5 #A438C5 #C538A0

triadic

#A438C5 #C5A438 #38C5A4

tetradic

#A438C5 #C55D38 #59C538 #38A0C5

square

#A438C5 #C55D38 #59C538 #38A0C5

split-complementary

#A438C5 #A0C538 #38C55D

monochromatic

#551D66 #7C2A95 #A438C5 #BA67D4 #D096E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A438C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A438C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438C5

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438C5	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2557B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.218 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d7',
    500: '#a438c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438c5;
$custom-light: #c378d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.957,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55646,
    "c": 0.21818,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438C5

secondary

#9BCD8C

accent

#DF496C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438C5

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

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