#C538B0#C538B0

#C538B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.217 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B0
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 10.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 67.39, -33.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 75.45, 333.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.1962 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.217 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.2769, 17.8360, 42.8086)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B0 #38C54D

analogous

#9338C5 #C538B0 #C5386A

triadic

#C538B0 #B0C538 #38B0C5

tetradic

#C538B0 #C59338 #38C54D #386AC5

square

#C538B0 #C59338 #38C54D #386AC5

split-complementary

#C538B0 #6AC538 #38C593

monochromatic

#661D5B #952A85 #C538B0 #D467C3 #E196D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C538B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#C538B0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538B0

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538B0	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3768B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.217 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cc8',
    500: '#c538b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b0;
$custom-light: #da7cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.936,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59154,
    "c": 0.217,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B0

secondary

#8CCD96

accent

#DF5F49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B0

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

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