#A838CC#A838CC

#A838CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.226 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838CC
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 65.84, -55.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 85.94, 320.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1639 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.226 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4600, 15.5140, 58.6104)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838CC #5CCC38

analogous

#5E38CC #A838CC #CC38A6

triadic

#A838CC #CCA838 #38CCA8

tetradic

#A838CC #CC5E38 #5CCC38 #38A6CC

square

#A838CC #CC5E38 #5CCC38 #38A6CC

split-complementary

#A838CC #A6CC38 #38CC5E

monochromatic

#5A1C6E #82299E #A838CC #BD69D8 #D399E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#A838CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#A838CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838CC

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838CC	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3871C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.226 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679dc',
    500: '#a838cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838cc;
$custom-light: #c679dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.405,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56645,
    "c": 0.22585,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838CC

secondary

#9FD18F

accent

#E2456C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838CC

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

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