#7538B8#7538B8

#7538B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.192 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538B8
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(269, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 51.28, -57.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 76.98, 311.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.0997 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.192 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3999, 10.0709, 46.3653)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.28

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538B8 #7BB838

analogous

#383BB8 #7538B8 #B538B8

triadic

#7538B8 #B87538 #38B875

tetradic

#7538B8 #B8383B #7BB838 #38B8B5

square

#7538B8 #B8383B #7BB838 #38B8B5

split-complementary

#7538B8 #B8B538 #3BB838

monochromatic

#391B5A #572A89 #7538B8 #945FCE #B38EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#7538B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#7538B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538B8

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538B8	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#675674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.192 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a273ce',
    500: '#7538b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538b8;
$custom-light: #a273ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.594,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48791,
    "c": 0.19155,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538B8

secondary

#A7C785

accent

#DD4B97

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538B8

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

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