#C538BC#C538BC

#C538BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.226 H 330.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C538BC
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(304, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(304, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 4.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 69.21, -40.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 79.94, 329.97°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% 0.1969 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.226 330.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.5171, 18.3321, 49.3404)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C538BC #38C541

analogous

#8838C5 #C538BC #C53875

triadic

#C538BC #BCC538 #38BCC5

tetradic

#C538BC #C58838 #38C541 #3875C5

square

#C538BC #C58838 #38C541 #3875C5

split-complementary

#C538BC #75C538 #38C588

monochromatic

#661D61 #952A8F #C538BC #D467CD #E196DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#C538BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#C538BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C538BC

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C538BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C538BC	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c538bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.226 330.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7cd0',
    500: '#c538bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c538bc;
$custom-light: #da7cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c538bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.83,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59781,
    "c": 0.22566,
    "h": 330.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C538BC

secondary

#8CCD90

accent

#DF5249

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C538BC

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

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