#A738B8#A738B8

#A738B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.208 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738B8
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(292, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 61.86, -45.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 76.98, 323.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1641 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.208 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0013, 14.5060, 46.7685)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738B8 #49B838

analogous

#6738B8 #A738B8 #B83889

triadic

#A738B8 #B8A738 #38B8A7

tetradic

#A738B8 #B86738 #49B838 #3889B8

square

#A738B8 #B86738 #49B838 #3889B8

split-complementary

#A738B8 #89B838 #38B867

monochromatic

#521B5A #7C2A89 #A738B8 #BF5FCE #D28EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#A738B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#A738B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738B8

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738B8	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0762BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.208 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c578ce',
    500: '#a738b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738b8;
$custom-light: #c578ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.031,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55236,
    "c": 0.20806,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738B8

secondary

#8DC785

accent

#DD4B5E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738B8

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