#A838C2#A838C2

#A838C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.217 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838C2
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(289, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 63.94, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 81.44, 321.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1648 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.217 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.2990, 15.0495, 52.4954)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838C2 #52C238

analogous

#6338C2 #A838C2 #C23897

triadic

#A838C2 #C2A838 #38C2A8

tetradic

#A838C2 #C26338 #52C238 #3897C2

square

#A838C2 #C26338 #52C238 #3897C2

split-complementary

#A838C2 #97C238 #38C263

monochromatic

#561D63 #7F2A93 #A838C2 #BE65D2 #D294E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A838C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A838C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838C2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838C2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4270BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.217 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679d5',
    500: '#a838c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838c2;
$custom-light: #c679d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.696,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55996,
    "c": 0.21712,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838C2

secondary

#97CB8A

accent

#DF4965

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838C2

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

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