#A538AD#A538AD

#A538AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.198 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538AD
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(296, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(296, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.01, 59.42, -40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.01, 72.11, 325.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.1619 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.198 325)
XYZ	xyz(24.4735, 13.8463, 40.9106)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538AD #40AD38

analogous

#6A38AD #A538AD #AD387B

triadic

#A538AD #ADA538 #38ADA5

tetradic

#A538AD #AD6A38 #40AD38 #387BAD

square

#A538AD #AD6A38 #40AD38 #387BAD

split-complementary

#A538AD #7BAD38 #38AD6A

monochromatic

#4D1A51 #79297F #A538AD #C259C9 #D387D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#A538AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#A538AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538AD

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538AD	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.198 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c6',
    500: '#a538ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538ad;
$custom-light: #c378c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.897,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54298,
    "c": 0.19774,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.13845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538AD

secondary

#83C27F

accent

#DB4D57

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538AD

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

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