#C438B0#C438B0

#C438B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.216 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C438B0
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(309, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 10.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.13, 67.15, -34.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.13, 75.36, 333.01°)
OKLab	oklab(59% 0.1952 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.216 334.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.0159, 17.7014, 42.7964)
Luminance	0.1770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C438B0 #38C44C

analogous

#9238C4 #C438B0 #C4386A

triadic

#C438B0 #B0C438 #38B0C4

tetradic

#C438B0 #C49238 #38C44C #386AC4

square

#C438B0 #C49238 #38C44C #386AC4

split-complementary

#C438B0 #6AC438 #38C492

monochromatic

#651D5B #942A85 #C438B0 #D366C4 #E196D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#C438B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#C438B0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C438B0

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C438B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C438B0	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3668B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c438b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.216 334.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7bc8',
    500: '#c438b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c438b0;
$custom-light: #da7bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c438b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59004,
    "c": 0.21644,
    "h": 334.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C438B0

secondary

#8CCC95

accent

#DF5E49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C438B0

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

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