#C538BA#C538BA

#C538BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.224 H 331.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538BA
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(305, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(305, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 5.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, 68.90, -39.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 79.17, 330.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% 0.1968 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.224 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.3030, 18.2465, 48.2128)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538BA #38C543

analogous

#8A38C5 #C538BA #C53874

triadic

#C538BA #BAC538 #38BAC5

tetradic

#C538BA #C58A38 #38C543 #3874C5

square

#C538BA #C58A38 #38C543 #3874C5

split-complementary

#C538BA #74C538 #38C58A

monochromatic

#661D60 #952A8D #C538BA #D467CB #E196DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#C538BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#C538BA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538BA

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538BA	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.224 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7ccf',
    500: '#c538ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538ba;
$custom-light: #da7ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.681,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59674,
    "c": 0.22419,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538BA

secondary

#8CCD91

accent

#DF5449

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538BA

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

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