#A538B3#A538B3

#A538B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.203 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538B3
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(293, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 60.50, -43.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 74.72, 324.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1619 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.203 323)
XYZ	xyz(25.0671, 14.0838, 44.0372)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538B3 #46B338

analogous

#6738B3 #A538B3 #B33883

triadic

#A538B3 #B3A538 #38B3A5

tetradic

#A538B3 #B36738 #46B338 #3883B3

square

#A538B3 #B36738 #46B338 #3883B3

split-complementary

#A538B3 #83B338 #38B367

monochromatic

#4F1B56 #7A2984 #A538B3 #BF5CCC #D28BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#A538B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#A538B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538B3

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538B3	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1361B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.203 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378ca',
    500: '#a538b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538b3;
$custom-light: #c378ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.171,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54653,
    "c": 0.20285,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.14082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538B3

secondary

#89C582

accent

#DC4C5C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538B3

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

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