#C538AF#C538AF

#C538AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.216 H 335.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538AF
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 11.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, 67.24, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 75.09, 333.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.1% 0.1961 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(59.1% 0.216 335)
XYZ	xyz(32.1784, 17.7966, 42.2895)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538AF #38C54E

analogous

#9538C5 #C538AF #C53868

triadic

#C538AF #AFC538 #38AFC5

tetradic

#C538AF #C59538 #38C54E #3868C5

square

#C538AF #C59538 #38C54E #3868C5

split-complementary

#C538AF #68C538 #38C595

monochromatic

#661D5A #952A85 #C538AF #D467C3 #E196D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#C538AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#C538AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538AF

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538AF	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3768B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF436F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.216 335.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cc7',
    500: '#c538af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538af;
$custom-light: #da7cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.362,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59104,
    "c": 0.21629,
    "h": 335
  },
  "luminance": 0.17794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538AF

secondary

#8CCD96

accent

#DF6049

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538AF

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

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