#A438DB#A438DB

#A438DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.238 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A438DB
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 68.05, -63.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 92.85, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(57.15% 0.1568 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(57.15% 0.238 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.5078, 15.8361, 68.5063)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A438DB #6FDB38

analogous

#5338DB #A438DB #DB38C0

triadic

#A438DB #DBA438 #38DBA4

tetradic

#A438DB #DB5338 #6FDB38 #38C0DB

square

#A438DB #DB5338 #6FDB38 #38C0DB

split-complementary

#A438DB #C0DB38 #38DB53

monochromatic

#5E1781 #8321B5 #A438DB #BC6CE4 #D3A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#A438DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#A438DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A438DB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A438DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A438DB	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1871D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a438db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.238 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479e7',
    500: '#a438db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a438db;
$custom-light: #c479e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a438db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.755,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57149,
    "c": 0.23789,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A438DB

secondary

#ACDA95

accent

#EC3C77

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A438DB

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

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