#A538AC#A538AC

#A538AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.197 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538AC
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(296, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(296, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 59.24, -40.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 71.68, 325.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1619 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.197 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3771, 13.8078, 40.4029)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A538AC #3FAC38

analogous

#6B38AC #A538AC #AC3879

triadic

#A538AC #ACA538 #38ACA5

tetradic

#A538AC #AC6B38 #3FAC38 #3879AC

square

#A538AC #AC6B38 #3FAC38 #3879AC

split-complementary

#A538AC #79AC38 #38AC6B

monochromatic

#4C1A50 #79297E #A538AC #C258C9 #D387D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#A538AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#A538AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538AC

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538AC	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.197 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c5',
    500: '#a538ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538ac;
$custom-light: #c378c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.379,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54239,
    "c": 0.1969,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538AC

secondary

#82C27E

accent

#DA4D56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538AC

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

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