#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
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 64.87, -53.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 84.13, 320.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1631 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.222 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7743, 15.2152, 56.1062)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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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
##A738C8	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

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