#A738C4#A738C4

#A738C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.218 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738C4
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(288, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 64.10, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 82.33, 321.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1634 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.218 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.3130, 15.0306, 53.6763)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738C4 #55C438

analogous

#6138C4 #A738C4 #C4389B

triadic

#A738C4 #C4A738 #38C4A7

tetradic

#A738C4 #C46138 #55C438 #389BC4

square

#A738C4 #C46138 #55C438 #389BC4

split-complementary

#A738C4 #9BC438 #38C461

monochromatic

#561D65 #7E2A94 #A738C4 #BD66D3 #D196E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A738C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A738C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738C4

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738C4	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F70C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6547B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.218 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579d6',
    500: '#a738c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738c4;
$custom-light: #c579d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55988,
    "c": 0.21846,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738C4

secondary

#99CC8C

accent

#DF4968

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738C4

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