#5138CE#5138CE

#5138CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.217 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5138CE
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 51.42, -73.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 89.76, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0442 -0.2121)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.217 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9446, 9.0328, 59.2838)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5138CE #B5CE38

analogous

#386ACE #5138CE #9C38CE

triadic

#5138CE #CE5138 #38CE51

tetradic

#5138CE #CE386A #B5CE38 #38CE9C

square

#5138CE #CE386A #B5CE38 #38CE9C

split-complementary

#5138CE #CE9C38 #6ACE38

monochromatic

#2A1C70 #3C28A1 #5138CE #7C69DA #A79AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#5138CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5138CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5138CE

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5138CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5138CE	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5138ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.217 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9072de',
    500: '#5138ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5138ce;
$custom-light: #9072de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5138ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47119,
    "c": 0.2167,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5138CE

secondary

#C7D290

accent

#E444C9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5138CE

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

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