#A538BA#A538BA

#A538BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.209 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BA
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(290, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 61.79, -47.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 77.82, 322.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1617 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.209 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7931, 14.3742, 47.8607)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BA #4DBA38

analogous

#6438BA #A538BA #BA388E

triadic

#A538BA #BAA538 #38BAA5

tetradic

#A538BA #BA6438 #4DBA38 #388EBA

square

#A538BA #BA6438 #4DBA38 #388EBA

split-complementary

#A538BA #8EBA38 #38BA64

monochromatic

#521C5C #7B2A8B #A538BA #BD60CF #D18FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#A538BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#A538BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BA

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BA	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.209 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378cf',
    500: '#a538ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538ba;
$custom-light: #c378cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.308,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55081,
    "c": 0.20891,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BA

secondary

#90C886

accent

#DD4B62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BA

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

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