#7538C3#7538C3

#7538C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.204 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538C3
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 54.02, -62.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 82.61, 310.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.0978 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.204 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5981, 10.5501, 52.6757)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.59

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538C3 #86C338

analogous

#3841C3 #7538C3 #BB38C3

triadic

#7538C3 #C37538 #38C375

tetradic

#7538C3 #C33841 #86C338 #38C3BB

square

#7538C3 #C33841 #86C338 #38C3BB

split-complementary

#7538C3 #C3BB38 #41C338

monochromatic

#3C1D64 #582A93 #7538C3 #9565D3 #B695E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#7538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#7538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538C3

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538C3	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#625A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.204 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a374d6',
    500: '#7538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538c3;
$custom-light: #a374d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.331,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49655,
    "c": 0.20355,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538C3

secondary

#AFCC8B

accent

#DF499D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538C3

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

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