#A838C0#A838C0

#A838C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.215 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838C0
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(289, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 63.56, -49.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 80.55, 322.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.1649 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.215 320)
XYZ	xyz(27.0759, 14.9603, 51.3204)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838C0 #50C038

analogous

#6438C0 #A838C0 #C03894

triadic

#A838C0 #C0A838 #38C0A8

tetradic

#A838C0 #C06438 #50C038 #3894C0

square

#A838C0 #C06438 #50C038 #3894C0

split-complementary

#A838C0 #94C038 #38C064

monochromatic

#551C61 #7F2A91 #A838C0 #BE64D2 #D293DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#A838C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A838C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838C0

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838C0	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4470BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.215 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679d4',
    500: '#a838c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838c0;
$custom-light: #c679d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5587,
    "c": 0.21538,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.14959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838C0

secondary

#95CB89

accent

#DE4A64

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838C0

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

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