#A538AF#A538AF

#A538AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.199 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538AF
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(295, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, 59.78, -41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 72.98, 325.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1619 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.199 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6684, 13.9243, 41.9375)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538AF #42AF38

analogous

#6938AF #A538AF #AF387D

triadic

#A538AF #AFA538 #38AFA5

tetradic

#A538AF #AF6938 #42AF38 #387DAF

square

#A538AF #AF6938 #42AF38 #387DAF

split-complementary

#A538AF #7DAF38 #38AF69

monochromatic

#4E1A52 #792981 #A538AF #C15ACA #D288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#A538AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#A538AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538AF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538AF	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B60B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.199 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c7',
    500: '#a538af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538af;
$custom-light: #c378c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.958,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54415,
    "c": 0.19944,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538AF

secondary

#85C380

accent

#DB4D59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538AF

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

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