#A538C2#A538C2

#A538C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.216 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538C2
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(287, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 63.30, -51.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 81.41, 321.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1612 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.216 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.6675, 14.7239, 52.4658)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538C2 #55C238

analogous

#6038C2 #A538C2 #C2389A

triadic

#A538C2 #C2A538 #38C2A5

tetradic

#A538C2 #C26038 #55C238 #389AC2

square

#A538C2 #C26038 #55C238 #389AC2

split-complementary

#A538C2 #9AC238 #38C260

monochromatic

#541D63 #7D2A93 #A538C2 #BB65D2 #D094E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A538C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#A538C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538C2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538C2	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.216 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c478d5',
    500: '#a538c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538c2;
$custom-light: #c478d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.391,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55586,
    "c": 0.21592,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538C2

secondary

#98CB8A

accent

#DF4969

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538C2

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

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