#5138CD#5138CD

#5138CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.216 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5138CD
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 51.12, -73.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 89.24, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.0444 -0.2109)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.216 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8235, 8.9843, 58.6461)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5138CD #B4CD38

analogous

#3869CD #5138CD #9B38CD

triadic

#5138CD #CD5138 #38CD51

tetradic

#5138CD #CD3869 #B4CD38 #38CD9B

square

#5138CD #CD3869 #B4CD38 #38CD9B

split-complementary

#5138CD #CD9B38 #69CD38

monochromatic

#2A1C6F #3C28A0 #5138CD #7C69D9 #A79AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#5138CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5138CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5138CD

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5138CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5138CD	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5138cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.216 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9072dd',
    500: '#5138cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5138cd;
$custom-light: #9072dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5138cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.067,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47024,
    "c": 0.21552,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5138CD

secondary

#C6D18F

accent

#E345C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5138CD

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

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