#5138BE#5138BE

#5138BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.198 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5138BE
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(251, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 46.62, -66.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 81.32, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.0474 -0.1918)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.198 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0989, 8.2945, 49.5633)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5138BE #A5BE38

analogous

#3862BE #5138BE #9438BE

triadic

#5138BE #BE5138 #38BE51

tetradic

#5138BE #BE3862 #A5BE38 #38BE94

square

#5138BE #BE3862 #A5BE38 #38BE94

split-complementary

#5138BE #BE9438 #62BE38

monochromatic

#291C5F #3D2A8F #5138BE #7762D1 #A092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#5138BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5138BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5138BE

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5138BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5138BE	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5138be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.198 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71d3',
    500: '#5138be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5138be;
$custom-light: #8d71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5138be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.194,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45638,
    "c": 0.19758,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5138BE

secondary

#BDCA88

accent

#DE4AC2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5138BE

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

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