#A538A2#A538A2

#A538A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.189 H 329.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538A2
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 162)
HSL	hsl(302, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(302, 66%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 1.8%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 57.51, -35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 67.45, 328.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.1616 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.189 329)
XYZ	xyz(23.4526, 13.4380, 35.5340)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538A2 #38A53B

analogous

#7138A5 #A538A2 #A5386B

triadic

#A538A2 #A2A538 #38A2A5

tetradic

#A538A2 #A57138 #38A53B #386BA5

square

#A538A2 #A57138 #38A53B #386BA5

split-complementary

#A538A2 #6BA538 #38A571

monochromatic

#4A1948 #772875 #A538A2 #C555C2 #D583D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#A538A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#A538A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538A2

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538A2	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.189 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c377be',
    500: '#a538a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538a2;
$custom-light: #c377be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.651,
    "s": 49.321,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53675,
    "c": 0.18858,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.13436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538A2

secondary

#7ABE7C

accent

#D9534F

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EEF7

border

#D1C9D0

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538A2

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

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