#A538B4#A538B4

#A538B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.204 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538B4
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(293, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(293, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, 60.69, -44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 75.16, 323.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1619 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.204 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1686, 14.1244, 44.5717)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538B4 #47B438

analogous

#6738B4 #A538B4 #B43885

triadic

#A538B4 #B4A538 #38B4A5

tetradic

#A538B4 #B46738 #47B438 #3885B4

square

#A538B4 #B46738 #47B438 #3885B4

split-complementary

#A538B4 #85B438 #38B467

monochromatic

#4F1B57 #7A2985 #A538B4 #BF5DCD #D18BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#A538B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#A538B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538B4

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538B4	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1161B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.204 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378cb',
    500: '#a538b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538b4;
$custom-light: #c378cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.742,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54713,
    "c": 0.20371,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538B4

secondary

#8BC582

accent

#DC4C5D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538B4

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

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