#7538C5#7538C5

#7538C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.206 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538C5
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(266, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(266, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, 54.52, -63.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 83.63, 310.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0974 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.206 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8258, 10.6412, 53.8746)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538C5 #88C538

analogous

#3842C5 #7538C5 #BB38C5

triadic

#7538C5 #C57538 #38C575

tetradic

#7538C5 #C53842 #88C538 #38C5BB

square

#7538C5 #C53842 #88C538 #38C5BB

split-complementary

#7538C5 #C5BB38 #42C538

monochromatic

#3C1D66 #592A95 #7538C5 #9667D4 #B796E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#7538C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#7538C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538C5

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538C5	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.206 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a374d8',
    500: '#7538c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538c5;
$custom-light: #a374d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.957,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49815,
    "c": 0.20571,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538C5

secondary

#B1CD8C

accent

#DF499E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538C5

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

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