#C538B7#C538B7

#C538B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.222 H 332.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538B7
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(306, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(306, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 7.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.64, 68.44, -37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.64, 78.04, 331.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% 0.1967 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.222 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.9875, 18.1203, 46.5507)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538B7 #38C546

analogous

#8C38C5 #C538B7 #C53871

triadic

#C538B7 #B7C538 #38B7C5

tetradic

#C538B7 #C58C38 #38C546 #3871C5

square

#C538B7 #C58C38 #38C546 #3871C5

split-complementary

#C538B7 #71C538 #38C58C

monochromatic

#661D5E #952A8B #C538B7 #D467C9 #E196DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#C538B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#C538B7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538B7

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538B7	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	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)

#3069BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.222 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7ccd',
    500: '#c538b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538b7;
$custom-light: #da7ccd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.957,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59515,
    "c": 0.222,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538B7

secondary

#8CCD93

accent

#DF5849

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538B7

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

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