#7538CD#7538CD

#7538CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.214 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7538CD
RGB	rgb(117, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(265, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(265, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.61, 56.54, -67.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.61, 87.68, 310.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.0958 -0.1918)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.214 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7668, 11.0176, 58.8309)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7538CD #90CD38

analogous

#3845CD #7538CD #BF38CD

triadic

#7538CD #CD7538 #38CD75

tetradic

#7538CD #CD3845 #90CD38 #38CDBF

square

#7538CD #CD3845 #90CD38 #38CDBF

split-complementary

#7538CD #CDBF38 #45CD38

monochromatic

#3E1C6F #5928A0 #7538CD #9769D9 #B99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#7538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#7538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7538CD

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7538CD	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E5E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.214 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a474dd',
    500: '#7538cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7538cd;
$custom-light: #a474dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.564,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50468,
    "c": 0.21435,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7538CD

secondary

#B6D18F

accent

#E345A2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7538CD

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

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