#5037CB#5037CB

#5037CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.214 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5037CB
RGB	rgb(80, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 50.92, -72.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 88.79, 304.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0441 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.214 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4506, 8.7486, 57.3628)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.82

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5037CB #B2CB37

analogous

#3768CB #5037CB #9A37CB

triadic

#5037CB #CB5037 #37CB50

tetradic

#5037CB #CB3768 #B2CB37 #37CB9A

square

#5037CB #CB3768 #B2CB37 #37CB9A

split-complementary

#5037CB #CB9A37 #68CB37

monochromatic

#291C6C #3C299C #5037CB #7A68D8 #A598E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#5037CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5037CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5037CB

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5037CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5037CB	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5037cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.214 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71dc',
    500: '#5037cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5037cb;
$custom-light: #8f71dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5037cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.135,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46622,
    "c": 0.21433,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5037CB

secondary

#C5D08E

accent

#E246C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5037CB

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

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