#A738CB#A738CB

#A738CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.225 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738CB
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 65.45, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 85.49, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1628 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.225 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.1284, 15.3568, 57.9708)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738CB #5CCB38

analogous

#5D38CB #A738CB #CB38A5

triadic

#A738CB #CBA738 #38CBA7

tetradic

#A738CB #CB5D38 #5CCB38 #38A5CB

square

#A738CB #CB5D38 #5CCB38 #38A5CB

split-complementary

#A738CB #A5CB38 #38CB5D

monochromatic

#591C6C #80299D #A738CB #BC69D8 #D299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#A738CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#A738CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738CB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738CB	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3870C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.225 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579dc',
    500: '#a738cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738cb;
$custom-light: #c579dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.306,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56444,
    "c": 0.22461,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738CB

secondary

#9FD08F

accent

#E2466C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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