#A738C8#A738C8

#A738C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.222 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#A738C8
RGBrgb(167, 56, 200)
HSLhsl(286, 57%, 50%)
HSVhsv(286, 72%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(16.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LABlab(45.93, 64.87, -53.57)
CIE-LCHlch(45.93, 84.13, 320.45°)
OKLaboklab(56.25% 0.1631 -0.1506)
OKLCHoklch(56.25% 0.222 317.3)
XYZxyz(27.7743, 15.2152, 56.1062)
Luminance0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#A738C8 #59C838
analogous
#5F38C8 #A738C8 #C838A1
triadic
#A738C8 #C8A738 #38C8A7
tetradic
#A738C8 #C85F38 #59C838 #38A1C8
square
#A738C8 #C85F38 #59C838 #38A1C8
split-complementary
#A738C8 #A1C838 #38C85F
monochromatic
#571D69 #7F2A99 #A738C8 #BC68D5 #D198E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19
#A738C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04
#A738C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738C8
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##A738C8#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##A738C81.005.194.045.19
#FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00
#0000004.0421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B70C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6557D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #a738c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.222 317.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579d9',
    500: '#a738c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #a738c8;
$custom-light: #c579d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#a738c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.25,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56247,
    "c": 0.22196,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#A738C8
secondary
#9CCE8E
accent
#E0486B
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83

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#A738C8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva