#A738C2#A738C2

#A738C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.217 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738C2
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(288, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(288, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 63.72, -50.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 81.43, 321.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1636 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.217 319)
XYZ	xyz(27.0868, 14.9402, 52.4854)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738C2 #53C238

analogous

#6238C2 #A738C2 #C23898

triadic

#A738C2 #C2A738 #38C2A7

tetradic

#A738C2 #C26238 #53C238 #3898C2

square

#A738C2 #C26238 #53C238 #3898C2

split-complementary

#A738C2 #98C238 #38C262

monochromatic

#551D63 #7E2A93 #A738C2 #BD65D2 #D194E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#A738C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A738C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738C2

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738C2	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.217 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579d5',
    500: '#a738c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738c2;
$custom-light: #c579d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.261,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55859,
    "c": 0.21671,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.14939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738C2

secondary

#97CB8A

accent

#DF4966

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738C2

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