#7538AA#7538AA

#7538AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.176 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538AA
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(272, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 47.86, -50.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 69.76, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.1015 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.176 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0044, 9.5126, 39.0154)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538AA #6DAA38

analogous

#3C38AA #7538AA #AA38A6

triadic

#7538AA #AA7538 #38AA75

tetradic

#7538AA #AA3C38 #6DAA38 #38A6AA

square

#7538AA #AA3C38 #6DAA38 #38A6AA

split-complementary

#7538AA #A6AA38 #38AA3C

monochromatic

#361A4E #55297C #7538AA #9457C8 #B185D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#7538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#7538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538AA

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538AA	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1557A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.176 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a173c4',
    500: '#7538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538aa;
$custom-light: #a173c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.105,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47743,
    "c": 0.17618,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538AA

secondary

#9DC17D

accent

#DA4E8F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#0F0813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538AA

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

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