#A538CB#A538CB

#A538CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.224 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538CB
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 65.04, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 85.49, 319.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1603 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.224 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7090, 15.1405, 57.9512)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538CB #5ECB38

analogous

#5B38CB #A538CB #CB38A7

triadic

#A538CB #CBA538 #38CBA5

tetradic

#A538CB #CB5B38 #5ECB38 #38A7CB

square

#A538CB #CB5B38 #5ECB38 #38A7CB

split-complementary

#A538CB #A7CB38 #38CB5B

monochromatic

#581C6C #7F299D #A538CB #BB69D8 #D199E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#A538CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#A538CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538CB

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538CB	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.224 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479dc',
    500: '#a538cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538cb;
$custom-light: #c479dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.49,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56177,
    "c": 0.22388,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538CB

secondary

#A0D08F

accent

#E2466E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538CB

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

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