#A738CD#A738CD

#A738CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.226 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738CD
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 65.83, -55.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 86.39, 319.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1625 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.226 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.3682, 15.4527, 59.2341)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738CD #5ECD38

analogous

#5C38CD #A738CD #CD38A8

triadic

#A738CD #CDA738 #38CDA7

tetradic

#A738CD #CD5C38 #5ECD38 #38A8CD

square

#A738CD #CD5C38 #5ECD38 #38A8CD

split-complementary

#A738CD #A8CD38 #38CD5C

monochromatic

#5A1C6F #8128A0 #A738CD #BD69D9 #D29AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#A738CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#A738CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738CD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738CD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3671CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.226 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579dd',
    500: '#a738cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738cd;
$custom-light: #c579dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.698,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56577,
    "c": 0.22637,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738CD

secondary

#A0D18F

accent

#E3456D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738CD

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

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