#7538B9#7538B9

#7538B9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.193 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538B9
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 51.53, -57.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 77.50, 311.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.0996 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.193 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5051, 10.1129, 46.9193)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.20

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538B9 #7CB938

analogous

#383CB9 #7538B9 #B638B9

triadic

#7538B9 #B97538 #38B975

tetradic

#7538B9 #B9383C #7CB938 #38B9B6

square

#7538B9 #B9383C #7CB938 #38B9B6

split-complementary

#7538B9 #B9B638 #3CB938

monochromatic

#3A1C5B #572A8A #7538B9 #945FCF #B48EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#7538B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#7538B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538B9

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538B9	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.193 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a273cf',
    500: '#7538b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538b9;
$custom-light: #a273cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.372,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48868,
    "c": 0.19265,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538B9

secondary

#A8C885

accent

#DD4B98

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538B9

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

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