#A537CB#A537CB

#A537CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.225 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A537CB
RGB	rgb(165, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 65.42, -55.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 85.91, 319.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1613 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.225 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.6610, 15.0446, 57.9352)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A537CB #5DCB37

analogous

#5B37CB #A537CB #CB37A7

triadic

#A537CB #CBA537 #37CBA5

tetradic

#A537CB #CB5B37 #5DCB37 #37A7CB

square

#A537CB #CB5B37 #5DCB37 #37A7CB

split-complementary

#A537CB #A7CB37 #37CB5B

monochromatic

#571C6C #7F299C #A537CB #BB68D8 #D198E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A537CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A537CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A537CB

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A537CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A537CB	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a537cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.225 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c478dc',
    500: '#a537cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a537cb;
$custom-light: #c478dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a537cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.595,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56084,
    "c": 0.22499,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A537CB

secondary

#9FD08E

accent

#E2466E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A537CB

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

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