#A838BC#A838BC

#A838BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.212 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838BC
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(291, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 62.82, -47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 78.77, 322.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1651 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.212 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6387, 14.7854, 49.0179)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838BC #4CBC38

analogous

#6638BC #A838BC #BC388E

triadic

#A838BC #BCA838 #38BCA8

tetradic

#A838BC #BC6638 #4CBC38 #388EBC

square

#A838BC #BC6638 #4CBC38 #388EBC

split-complementary

#A838BC #8EBC38 #38BC66

monochromatic

#541C5E #7E2A8D #A838BC #BF61D0 #D290DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#A838BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#A838BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838BC

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838BC	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.212 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679d1',
    500: '#a838bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838bc;
$custom-light: #c679d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.909,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55621,
    "c": 0.21193,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838BC

secondary

#91C987

accent

#DD4A61

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838BC

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

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