#C438AE#C438AE

#C438AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.215 H 335.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C438AE
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(309, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 11.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 66.85, -33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 74.64, 333.60°)
OKLab	oklab(58.9% 0.195 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(58.9% 0.215 335.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.8195, 17.6229, 41.7619)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C438AE #38C44E

analogous

#9438C4 #C438AE #C43868

triadic

#C438AE #AEC438 #38AEC4

tetradic

#C438AE #C49438 #38C44E #3868C4

square

#C438AE #C49438 #38C44E #3868C4

split-complementary

#C438AE #68C438 #38C494

monochromatic

#651D59 #942A84 #C438AE #D366C2 #E196D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#C438AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#C438AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C438AE

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C438AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C438AE	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3867B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE436F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c438ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.215 335.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7bc6',
    500: '#c438ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c438ae;
$custom-light: #da7bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c438ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58903,
    "c": 0.21502,
    "h": 335.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C438AE

secondary

#8CCC96

accent

#DF6049

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C438AE

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

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