#A538B2#A538B2

#A538B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.202 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538B2
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(294, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(294, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 60.32, -43.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 74.28, 324.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.1619 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.202 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9663, 14.0435, 43.5065)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538B2 #45B238

analogous

#6838B2 #A538B2 #B23882

triadic

#A538B2 #B2A538 #38B2A5

tetradic

#A538B2 #B26838 #45B238 #3882B2

square

#A538B2 #B26838 #45B238 #3882B2

split-complementary

#A538B2 #82B238 #38B268

monochromatic

#4F1B55 #7A2983 #A538B2 #C05CCC #D28ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#A538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#A538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538B2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538B2	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1561B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.202 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c9',
    500: '#a538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538b2;
$custom-light: #c378c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.607,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54593,
    "c": 0.202,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538B2

secondary

#88C581

accent

#DC4C5B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538B2

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