#A538CF#A538CF

#A538CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.227 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538CF
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 65.83, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 87.32, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1598 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.227 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1918, 15.3337, 60.4940)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538CF #62CF38

analogous

#5A38CF #A538CF #CF38AE

triadic

#A538CF #CFA538 #38CFA5

tetradic

#A538CF #CF5A38 #62CF38 #38AECF

square

#A538CF #CF5A38 #62CF38 #38AECF

split-complementary

#A538CF #AECF38 #38CF5A

monochromatic

#591B71 #8027A3 #A538CF #BB69DB #D29BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#A538CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#A538CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538CF

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538CF	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3070CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A15981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.227 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479de',
    500: '#a538cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538cf;
$custom-light: #c479de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.311,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56446,
    "c": 0.22744,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538CF

secondary

#A3D390

accent

#E44470

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538CF

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

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