#A538BE#A538BE

#A538BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.212 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BE
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(289, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, 62.54, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 79.61, 321.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1615 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.212 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2243, 14.5467, 50.1317)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BE #51BE38

analogous

#6238BE #A538BE #BE3894

triadic

#A538BE #BEA538 #38BEA5

tetradic

#A538BE #BE6238 #51BE38 #3894BE

square

#A538BE #BE6238 #51BE38 #3894BE

split-complementary

#A538BE #94BE38 #38BE62

monochromatic

#531C5F #7C2A8F #A538BE #BC62D1 #D092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#A538BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#A538BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.212 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d2',
    500: '#a538be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538be;
$custom-light: #c378d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.806,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55331,
    "c": 0.21241,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BE

secondary

#94CA88

accent

#DE4A66

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BE

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

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