#C538B2#C538B2

#C538B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.218 H 334.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B2
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(308, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 9.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.39, 67.68, -34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.39, 76.18, 332.68°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% 0.1963 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.218 334)
XYZ	xyz(32.4763, 17.9158, 43.8585)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B2 #38C54B

analogous

#9238C5 #C538B2 #C5386C

triadic

#C538B2 #B2C538 #38B2C5

tetradic

#C538B2 #C59238 #38C54B #386CC5

square

#C538B2 #C59238 #38C54B #386CC5

split-complementary

#C538B2 #6CC538 #38C592

monochromatic

#661D5C #952A87 #C538B2 #D467C5 #E196D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#C538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#C538B2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538B2

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538B2	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3568B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.218 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cc9',
    500: '#c538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b2;
$custom-light: #da7cc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.085,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59256,
    "c": 0.21841,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.17913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B2

secondary

#8CCD95

accent

#DF5D49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B2

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

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