#C538AD#C538AD

#C538AD is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.215 H 335.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538AD
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(310, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(310, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 12.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, 66.94, -32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 74.37, 334.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59% 0.1959 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.215 335.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.9834, 17.7186, 41.2626)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538AD #38C550

analogous

#9738C5 #C538AD #C53866

triadic

#C538AD #ADC538 #38ADC5

tetradic

#C538AD #C59738 #38C550 #3866C5

square

#C538AD #C59738 #38C550 #3866C5

split-complementary

#C538AD #66C538 #38C597

monochromatic

#661D59 #952A83 #C538AD #D467C1 #E196D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#C538AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#C538AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538AD

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538AD	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3967B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF426E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.215 335.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7bc6',
    500: '#c538ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538ad;
$custom-light: #da7bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 310.213,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59004,
    "c": 0.21489,
    "h": 335.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538AD

secondary

#8CCD97

accent

#DF6249

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538AD

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

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