#C538B1#C538B1

#C538B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.218 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B1
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 177)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 10.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, 67.53, -34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 75.81, 332.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% 0.1963 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.218 334.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.3762, 17.8758, 43.3317)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B1 #38C54C

analogous

#9338C5 #C538B1 #C5386A

triadic

#C538B1 #B1C538 #38B1C5

tetradic

#C538B1 #C59338 #38C54C #386AC5

square

#C538B1 #C59338 #38C54C #386AC5

split-complementary

#C538B1 #6AC538 #38C593

monochromatic

#661D5B #952A86 #C538B1 #D467C4 #E196D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#C538B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#C538B1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C538B1

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C538B1	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3668B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.218 334.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cc8',
    500: '#c538b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b1;
$custom-light: #da7cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.511,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59205,
    "c": 0.2177,
    "h": 334.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B1

secondary

#8CCD95

accent

#DF5E49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B1

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

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