#5338AF#5338AF

#5338AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.179 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5338AF
RGB	rgb(83, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.48, 42.45, -59.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.48, 73.13, 305.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0528 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.179 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7170, 7.7619, 41.3772)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5338AF #94AF38

analogous

#3859AF #5338AF #8E38AF

triadic

#5338AF #AF5338 #38AF53

tetradic

#5338AF #AF3859 #94AF38 #38AF8E

square

#5338AF #AF3859 #94AF38 #38AF8E

split-complementary

#5338AF #AF8E38 #59AF38

monochromatic

#271A52 #3D2981 #5338AF #735ACA #9B88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#5338AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#5338AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5338AF

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5338AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5338AF	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F566F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5338af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.179 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71c8',
    500: '#5338af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5338af;
$custom-light: #8c71c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5338af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.613,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44492,
    "c": 0.17895,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5338AF

secondary

#B4C380

accent

#DB4DBB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5338AF

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

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