#7538AE#7538AE

#7538AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.181 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538AE
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(271, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 48.83, -52.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 71.83, 312.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.1011 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.181 304)
XYZ	xyz(16.3885, 9.6663, 41.0386)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538AE #71AE38

analogous

#3A38AE #7538AE #AE38AC

triadic

#7538AE #AE7538 #38AE75

tetradic

#7538AE #AE3A38 #71AE38 #38ACAE

square

#7538AE #AE3A38 #71AE38 #38ACAE

split-complementary

#7538AE #ACAE38 #38AE3A

monochromatic

#371A51 #562980 #7538AE #9459CA #B288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#7538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#7538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538AE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538AE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A58AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.181 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a173c7',
    500: '#7538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538ae;
$custom-light: #a173c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.017,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48036,
    "c": 0.18058,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.09666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538AE

secondary

#A0C37F

accent

#DB4D91

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#0F0813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538AE

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

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