#A538C7#A538C7

#A538C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.220 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538C7
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 64.27, -53.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 83.67, 320.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1607 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.22 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.2385, 14.9523, 55.4730)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538C7 #5AC738

analogous

#5D38C7 #A538C7 #C738A2

triadic

#A538C7 #C7A538 #38C7A5

tetradic

#A538C7 #C75D38 #5AC738 #38A2C7

square

#A538C7 #C75D38 #5AC738 #38A2C7

split-complementary

#A538C7 #A2C738 #38C75D

monochromatic

#561D67 #7D2B97 #A538C7 #BB68D4 #D098E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#A538C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A538C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538C7

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538C7	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3557C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.220 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479d9',
    500: '#a538c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538c7;
$custom-light: #c479d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.734,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55912,
    "c": 0.22033,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538C7

secondary

#9DCD8D

accent

#DF486C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538C7

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

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