#A538C3#A538C3

#A538C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.217 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538C3
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(287, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 63.50, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 81.86, 320.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1611 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.217 318)
XYZ	xyz(26.7802, 14.7690, 53.0592)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538C3 #56C338

analogous

#6038C3 #A538C3 #C3389C

triadic

#A538C3 #C3A538 #38C3A5

tetradic

#A538C3 #C36038 #56C338 #389CC3

square

#A538C3 #C36038 #56C338 #389CC3

split-complementary

#A538C3 #9CC338 #38C360

monochromatic

#551D64 #7D2A93 #A538C3 #BB65D3 #D095E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#A538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538C3

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538C3	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.217 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c478d6',
    500: '#a538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538c3;
$custom-light: #c478d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.05,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55651,
    "c": 0.2168,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.14768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538C3

secondary

#99CC8B

accent

#DF4969

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538C3

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

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