#5138CC#5138CC

#5138CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.214 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5138CC
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 50.82, -72.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 88.72, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% 0.0446 -0.2096)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.214 282)
XYZ	xyz(15.7032, 8.9362, 58.0124)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5138CC #B3CC38

analogous

#3869CC #5138CC #9B38CC

triadic

#5138CC #CC5138 #38CC51

tetradic

#5138CC #CC3869 #B3CC38 #38CC9B

square

#5138CC #CC3869 #B3CC38 #38CC9B

split-complementary

#5138CC #CC9B38 #69CC38

monochromatic

#2A1C6E #3C299E #5138CC #7C69D8 #A699E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#5138CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5138CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5138CC

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5138CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5138CC	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)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5138cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.214 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071dd',
    500: '#5138cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5138cc;
$custom-light: #9071dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5138cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.135,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4693,
    "c": 0.21434,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.08937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5138CC

secondary

#C6D18F

accent

#E245C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5138CC

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

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