#A538B7#A538B7

#A538B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.206 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538B7
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(291, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 61.24, -45.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 76.49, 323.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1618 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.206 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4775, 14.2479, 46.1987)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538B7 #4AB738

analogous

#6638B7 #A538B7 #B7388A

triadic

#A538B7 #B7A538 #38B7A5

tetradic

#A538B7 #B76638 #4AB738 #388AB7

square

#A538B7 #B76638 #4AB738 #388AB7

split-complementary

#A538B7 #8AB738 #38B766

monochromatic

#501B59 #7B2A88 #A538B7 #BE5ECE #D18DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#A538B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#A538B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538B7

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538B7	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0662BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.206 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378cd',
    500: '#a538b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538b7;
$custom-light: #c378cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.496,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54895,
    "c": 0.20631,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538B7

secondary

#8EC784

accent

#DD4B60

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538B7

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

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