#A438CA#A438CA

#A438CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.223 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438CA
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 64.65, -55.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 85.04, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1592 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.223 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.3830, 14.9862, 57.3159)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438CA #5ECA38

analogous

#5B38CA #A438CA #CA38A7

triadic

#A438CA #CAA438 #38CAA4

tetradic

#A438CA #CA5B38 #5ECA38 #38A7CA

square

#A438CA #CA5B38 #5ECA38 #38A7CA

split-complementary

#A438CA #A7CA38 #38CA5B

monochromatic

#571D6B #7E299B #A438CA #BA68D7 #D099E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#A438CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#A438CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438CA

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438CA	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.223 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c379db',
    500: '#a438ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438ca;
$custom-light: #c379db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.384,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55976,
    "c": 0.22263,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438CA

secondary

#9FCF8E

accent

#E1476F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438CA

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

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