#A538E0 Color

#A538E0 is rgb(165, 56, 224) in RGB and hsl(279, 73%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#A538E0

HEX#A538E0

RGBrgb(165, 56, 224)

HSLhsl(279, 73%, 55%)

HSVhsv(279, 75%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.243 310.4)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 75%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A538E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A538E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A538E0 Complementary#73E038 Analogous#5238E0 Analogous#E038C7 Triadic#E0A538 Triadic#38E0A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A538E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B153E4 #BD6DE8 #C988EC #D7A7F1 #E3C1F5 #EFDCF9

Shades

#9521D4 #7C1CB0 #671792 #511273 #3B0D54 #220831

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