#5137CE#5137CE

#5137CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.218 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5137CE
RGB	rgb(81, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(250, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 51.94, -73.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 90.31, 305.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% 0.0448 -0.213)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.218 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8966, 8.9368, 59.2678)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5137CE #B4CE37

analogous

#3768CE #5137CE #9C37CE

triadic

#5137CE #CE5137 #37CE51

tetradic

#5137CE #CE3768 #B4CE37 #37CE9C

square

#5137CE #CE3768 #B4CE37 #37CE9C

split-complementary

#5137CE #CE9C37 #68CE37

monochromatic

#2A1B6F #3C27A0 #5137CE #7C68DA #A799E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#5137CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5137CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5137CE

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5137CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5137CE	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5137ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.218 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071de',
    500: '#5137ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5137ce;
$custom-light: #9071de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5137ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.331,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46988,
    "c": 0.2177,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5137CE

secondary

#C6D28F

accent

#E444C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5137CE

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

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