#A538BB#A538BB

#A538BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.210 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BB
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(290, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 61.98, -47.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 78.27, 322.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1616 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.21 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8998, 14.4168, 48.4226)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BB #4EBB38

analogous

#6438BB #A538BB #BB388F

triadic

#A538BB #BBA538 #38BBA5

tetradic

#A538BB #BB6438 #4EBB38 #388FBB

square

#A538BB #BB6438 #4EBB38 #388FBB

split-complementary

#A538BB #8FBB38 #38BB64

monochromatic

#521C5D #7B2A8C #A538BB #BD61D0 #D190DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A538BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#A538BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BB

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BB	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.210 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d0',
    500: '#a538bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538bb;
$custom-light: #c378d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.924,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55143,
    "c": 0.20978,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BB

secondary

#91C886

accent

#DD4B63

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BB

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

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