#A538AE#A538AE

#A538AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.199 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538AE
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(295, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 59.60, -41.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 72.54, 325.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1619 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.199 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5706, 13.8852, 41.4221)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538AE #41AE38

analogous

#6A38AE #A538AE #AE387C

triadic

#A538AE #AEA538 #38AEA5

tetradic

#A538AE #AE6A38 #41AE38 #387CAE

square

#A538AE #AE6A38 #41AE38 #387CAE

split-complementary

#A538AE #7CAE38 #38AE6A

monochromatic

#4D1A51 #792980 #A538AE #C159CA #D288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#A538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#A538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538AE

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538AE	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.199 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c7',
    500: '#a538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538ae;
$custom-light: #c378c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.424,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54356,
    "c": 0.19858,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538AE

secondary

#84C37F

accent

#DB4D58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538AE

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

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