#C538B3#C538B3

#C538B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.219 H 333.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B3
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(308, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 9.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 67.83, -35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 76.54, 332.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% 0.1964 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.219 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.5771, 17.9561, 44.3892)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B3 #38C54A

analogous

#9138C5 #C538B3 #C5386C

triadic

#C538B3 #B3C538 #38B3C5

tetradic

#C538B3 #C59138 #38C54A #386CC5

square

#C538B3 #C59138 #38C54A #386CC5

split-complementary

#C538B3 #6CC538 #38C591

monochromatic

#661D5C #952A88 #C538B3 #D467C6 #E196D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#C538B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#C538B3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538B3

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538B3	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3468B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.219 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cca',
    500: '#c538b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b3;
$custom-light: #da7cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.66,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59307,
    "c": 0.21911,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B3

secondary

#8CCD94

accent

#DF5C49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B3

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

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