#C538B4#C538B4

#C538B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.220 H 333.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B4
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(307, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 8.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.49, 67.98, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.49, 76.91, 332.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.36% 0.1965 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(59.36% 0.22 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.6786, 17.9967, 44.9238)
Luminance	0.1799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B4 #38C549

analogous

#9038C5 #C538B4 #C5386E

triadic

#C538B4 #B4C538 #38B4C5

tetradic

#C538B4 #C59038 #38C549 #386EC5

square

#C538B4 #C59038 #38C549 #386EC5

split-complementary

#C538B4 #6EC538 #38C590

monochromatic

#661D5D #952A88 #C538B4 #D467C7 #E196D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#C538B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#C538B4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538B4

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538B4	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3369B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.220 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7ccb',
    500: '#c538b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b4;
$custom-light: #da7ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.234,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59359,
    "c": 0.21984,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B4

secondary

#8CCD94

accent

#DF5B49

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B4

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

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