#A538BF#A538BF

#A538BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.213 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538BF
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(288, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(288, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 62.73, -49.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 80.06, 321.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1614 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.213 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3340, 14.5905, 50.7092)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538BF #52BF38

analogous

#6138BF #A538BF #BF3895

triadic

#A538BF #BFA538 #38BFA5

tetradic

#A538BF #BF6138 #52BF38 #3895BF

square

#A538BF #BF6138 #52BF38 #3895BF

split-complementary

#A538BF #95BF38 #38BF61

monochromatic

#531C60 #7C2A90 #A538BF #BC63D1 #D092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#A538BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#A538BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538BF

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538BF	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.213 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378d3',
    500: '#a538bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538bf;
$custom-light: #c378d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55395,
    "c": 0.21329,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538BF

secondary

#95CA89

accent

#DE4A66

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538BF

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

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