#A538CA#A538CA

#A538CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.223 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538CA
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 64.85, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 85.04, 319.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1604 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.223 316)
XYZ	xyz(27.5902, 15.0930, 57.3256)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538CA #5DCA38

analogous

#5C38CA #A538CA #CA38A6

triadic

#A538CA #CAA538 #38CAA5

tetradic

#A538CA #CA5C38 #5DCA38 #38A6CA

square

#A538CA #CA5C38 #5DCA38 #38A6CA

split-complementary

#A538CA #A6CA38 #38CA5C

monochromatic

#571D6B #7F299B #A538CA #BB68D7 #D199E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#A538CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#A538CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538CA

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538CA	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.223 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479db',
    500: '#a538ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538ca;
$custom-light: #c479db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.795,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5611,
    "c": 0.22299,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538CA

secondary

#9FCF8E

accent

#E1476E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538CA

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

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