#7538C4#7538C4

#7538C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.205 H 298.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538C4
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(266, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 54.27, -62.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 83.12, 310.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0976 -0.1798)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.205 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7116, 10.5955, 53.2732)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538C4 #87C438

analogous

#3841C4 #7538C4 #BB38C4

triadic

#7538C4 #C47538 #38C475

tetradic

#7538C4 #C43841 #87C438 #38C4BB

square

#7538C4 #C43841 #87C438 #38C4BB

split-complementary

#7538C4 #C4BB38 #41C438

monochromatic

#3C1D65 #592A94 #7538C4 #9666D3 #B696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#7538C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#7538C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538C4

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538C4	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#625B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.205 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a374d7',
    500: '#7538c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538c4;
$custom-light: #a374d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49735,
    "c": 0.20463,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538C4

secondary

#B0CC8C

accent

#DF499E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538C4

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

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