#7538BD#7538BD

#7538BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.197 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538BD
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 52.52, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 79.55, 311.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.0989 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.197 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9333, 10.2842, 49.1745)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538BD #80BD38

analogous

#383DBD #7538BD #B738BD

triadic

#7538BD #BD7538 #38BD75

tetradic

#7538BD #BD383D #80BD38 #38BDB7

square

#7538BD #BD383D #80BD38 #38BDB7

split-complementary

#7538BD #BDB738 #3DBD38

monochromatic

#3B1C5F #582A8E #7538BD #9562D0 #B491DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#7538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#7538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538BD

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538BD	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.197 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a374d2',
    500: '#7538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538bd;
$custom-light: #a374d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.519,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4918,
    "c": 0.19702,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538BD

secondary

#ABC987

accent

#DE4A9A

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538BD

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

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