#A738CC#A738CC

#A738CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.225 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738CC
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 65.64, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 85.94, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1627 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.225 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.2479, 15.4046, 58.6004)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738CC #5DCC38

analogous

#5D38CC #A738CC #CC38A7

triadic

#A738CC #CCA738 #38CCA7

tetradic

#A738CC #CC5D38 #5DCC38 #38A7CC

square

#A738CC #CC5D38 #5DCC38 #38A7CC

split-complementary

#A738CC #A7CC38 #38CC5D

monochromatic

#591C6E #81299E #A738CC #BD69D8 #D299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#A738CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#A738CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738CC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738CC	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3770C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.225 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579dc',
    500: '#a738cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738cc;
$custom-light: #c579dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5651,
    "c": 0.22549,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738CC

secondary

#A0D18F

accent

#E2456D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738CC

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

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