#A538BD#A538BD

#A538BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.212 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BD
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(289, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 62.36, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 79.16, 321.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1615 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.212 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1154, 14.5031, 49.5580)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BD #50BD38

analogous

#6238BD #A538BD #BD3892

triadic

#A538BD #BDA538 #38BDA5

tetradic

#A538BD #BD6238 #50BD38 #3892BD

square

#A538BD #BD6238 #50BD38 #3892BD

split-complementary

#A538BD #92BD38 #38BD62

monochromatic

#531C5F #7C2A8E #A538BD #BC62D0 #D091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#A538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#A538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BD	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.212 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d1',
    500: '#a538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538bd;
$custom-light: #c378d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.173,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55268,
    "c": 0.21152,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BD

secondary

#93C987

accent

#DE4A65

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BD

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

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