#C538AE#C538AE

#C538AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.216 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538AE
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(310, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(310, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 11.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 67.09, -32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 74.73, 333.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.05% 0.196 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(59.05% 0.216 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.0805, 17.7575, 41.7741)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538AE #38C54F

analogous

#9538C5 #C538AE #C53868

triadic

#C538AE #AEC538 #38AEC5

tetradic

#C538AE #C59538 #38C54F #3868C5

square

#C538AE #C59538 #38C54F #3868C5

split-complementary

#C538AE #68C538 #38C595

monochromatic

#661D5A #952A84 #C538AE #D467C2 #E196D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#C538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#C538AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538AE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538AE	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3867B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF436F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.216 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7bc6',
    500: '#c538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538ae;
$custom-light: #da7bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.787,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59054,
    "c": 0.21558,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538AE

secondary

#8CCD97

accent

#DF6149

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538AE

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

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