#A537AD#A537AD

#A537AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.199 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A537AD
RGB	rgb(165, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(296, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(296, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, 59.81, -41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 72.56, 325.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.163 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.199 325)
XYZ	xyz(24.4255, 13.7504, 40.8946)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A537AD #3FAD37

analogous

#6A37AD #A537AD #AD377A

triadic

#A537AD #ADA537 #37ADA5

tetradic

#A537AD #AD6A37 #3FAD37 #377AAD

square

#A537AD #AD6A37 #3FAD37 #377AAD

split-complementary

#A537AD #7AAD37 #37AD6A

monochromatic

#4C1950 #79287F #A537AD #C257CA #D386D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#A537AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#A537AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A537AD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A537AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A537AD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a537ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.199 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c377c6',
    500: '#a537ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a537ad;
$custom-light: #c377c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a537ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.932,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54198,
    "c": 0.19899,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.13749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A537AD

secondary

#82C27D

accent

#DB4D56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A537AD

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

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