#A838BF#A838BF

#A838BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.215 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838BF
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 63.38, -48.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 80.10, 322.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.165 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.215 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9655, 14.9161, 50.7388)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838BF #4FBF38

analogous

#6438BF #A838BF #BF3892

triadic

#A838BF #BFA838 #38BFA8

tetradic

#A838BF #BF6438 #4FBF38 #3892BF

square

#A838BF #BF6438 #4FBF38 #3892BF

split-complementary

#A838BF #92BF38 #38BF64

monochromatic

#551C60 #7E2A90 #A838BF #BE63D1 #D292DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#A838BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#A838BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838BF

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838BF	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4570BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.215 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679d3',
    500: '#a838bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838bf;
$custom-light: #c679d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55807,
    "c": 0.21452,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838BF

secondary

#94CA89

accent

#DE4A63

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838BF

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

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