#A538BC#A538BC

#A538BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.211 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BC
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(290, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 62.17, -48.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 78.71, 322.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1616 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.211 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0072, 14.4598, 48.9883)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BC #4FBC38

analogous

#6338BC #A538BC #BC3891

triadic

#A538BC #BCA538 #38BCA5

tetradic

#A538BC #BC6338 #4FBC38 #3891BC

square

#A538BC #BC6338 #4FBC38 #3891BC

split-complementary

#A538BC #91BC38 #38BC63

monochromatic

#521C5E #7C2A8D #A538BC #BD61D0 #D190DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#A538BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#A538BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BC

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BC	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.211 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d1',
    500: '#a538bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538bc;
$custom-light: #c378d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.545,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55205,
    "c": 0.21066,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BC

secondary

#92C987

accent

#DD4A64

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BC

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

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