#A838CB#A838CB

#A838CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.225 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838CB
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 65.65, -54.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 85.48, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.164 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.225 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3405, 15.4661, 57.9808)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838CB #5BCB38

analogous

#5E38CB #A838CB #CB38A5

triadic

#A838CB #CBA838 #38CBA8

tetradic

#A838CB #CB5E38 #5BCB38 #38A5CB

square

#A838CB #CB5E38 #5BCB38 #38A5CB

split-complementary

#A838CB #A5CB38 #38CB5E

monochromatic

#591C6C #81299D #A838CB #BD69D8 #D299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#A838CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#A838CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838CB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838CB	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A71C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.225 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679dc',
    500: '#a838cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838cb;
$custom-light: #c679dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56579,
    "c": 0.22497,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838CB

secondary

#9ED08F

accent

#E2466B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838CB

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

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