#A738DB#A738DB

#A738DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.239 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738DB
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 68.60, -62.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 92.78, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1606 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.239 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.1344, 16.1592, 68.5357)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738DB #6CDB38

analogous

#5638DB #A738DB #DB38BE

triadic

#A738DB #DBA738 #38DBA7

tetradic

#A738DB #DB5638 #6CDB38 #38BEDB

square

#A738DB #DB5638 #6CDB38 #38BEDB

split-complementary

#A738DB #BEDB38 #38DB56

monochromatic

#5F1781 #8621B5 #A738DB #BE6CE4 #D5A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#A738DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#A738DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738DB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738DB	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2072D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A15E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.239 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67ae7',
    500: '#a738db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738db;
$custom-light: #c67ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.859,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57535,
    "c": 0.23879,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738DB

secondary

#ABDA95

accent

#EC3C74

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738DB

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

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