#C538B6#C538B6

#C538B6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.221 H 332.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B6
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 182)
HSL	hsl(306, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(306, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 7.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 68.29, -36.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 77.66, 331.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% 0.1966 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.221 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.8838, 18.0788, 46.0045)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B6 #38C547

analogous

#8E38C5 #C538B6 #C53870

triadic

#C538B6 #B6C538 #38B6C5

tetradic

#C538B6 #C58E38 #38C547 #3870C5

square

#C538B6 #C58E38 #38C547 #3870C5

split-complementary

#C538B6 #70C538 #38C58E

monochromatic

#661D5E #952A8A #C538B6 #D467C8 #E196D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#C538B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#C538B6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538B6

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538B6	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3169B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.221 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7ccc',
    500: '#c538b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b6;
$custom-light: #da7ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.383,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59463,
    "c": 0.22128,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B6

secondary

#8CCD93

accent

#DF5949

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B6

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

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