#A838DB#A838DB

#A838DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.239 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A838DB
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 68.79, -62.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 92.76, 317.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% 0.1619 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.239 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.3465, 16.2685, 68.5457)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A838DB #6BDB38

analogous

#5738DB #A838DB #DB38BD

triadic

#A838DB #DBA838 #38DBA8

tetradic

#A838DB #DB5738 #6BDB38 #38BDDB

square

#A838DB #DB5738 #6BDB38 #38BDDB

split-complementary

#A838DB #BDDB38 #38DB57

monochromatic

#601781 #8721B5 #A838DB #BF6CE4 #D5A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#A838DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#A838DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A838DB

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A838DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A838DB	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2273D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a838db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.239 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77ae7',
    500: '#a838db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a838db;
$custom-light: #c77ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a838db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.227,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57665,
    "c": 0.2391,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A838DB

secondary

#AADA95

accent

#EC3C73

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A838DB

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

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