#C538A9#C538A9

#C538A9 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.212 H 337.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538A9
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 169)
HSL	hsl(312, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(312, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 14.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 66.36, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 72.97, 335.43°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% 0.1955 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.212 337.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.6021, 17.5661, 39.2547)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538A9 #38C554

analogous

#9B38C5 #C538A9 #C53863

triadic

#C538A9 #A9C538 #38A9C5

tetradic

#C538A9 #C59B38 #38C554 #3863C5

square

#C538A9 #C59B38 #38C554 #3863C5

split-complementary

#C538A9 #63C538 #38C59B

monochromatic

#661D57 #952A80 #C538A9 #D467BE #E196D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#C538A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#C538A9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538A9

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538A9	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C67AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF406C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.212 337.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7bc3',
    500: '#c538a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538a9;
$custom-light: #da7bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.915,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58807,
    "c": 0.21214,
    "h": 337.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538A9

secondary

#8CCD99

accent

#DF6749

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538A9

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

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