#A538CD#A538CD

#A538CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.226 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538CD
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 65.44, -56.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 86.41, 319.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1601 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.226 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9489, 15.2365, 59.2145)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538CD #60CD38

analogous

#5A38CD #A538CD #CD38AA

triadic

#A538CD #CDA538 #38CDA5

tetradic

#A538CD #CD5A38 #60CD38 #38AACD

square

#A538CD #CD5A38 #60CD38 #38AACD

split-complementary

#A538CD #AACD38 #38CD5A

monochromatic

#591C6F #8028A0 #A538CD #BB69D9 #D19AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#A538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#A538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538CD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538CD	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.226 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479dd',
    500: '#a538cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538cd;
$custom-light: #c479dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.893,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56311,
    "c": 0.22566,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538CD

secondary

#A1D18F

accent

#E3456F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538CD

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

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