#5338C9#5338C9

#5338C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.211 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5338C9
RGB	rgb(83, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 50.19, -71.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 87.06, 305.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.048 -0.205)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.211 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5208, 8.8834, 56.1438)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5338C9 #AEC938

analogous

#3866C9 #5338C9 #9B38C9

triadic

#5338C9 #C95338 #38C953

tetradic

#5338C9 #C93866 #AEC938 #38C99B

square

#5338C9 #C93866 #AEC938 #38C99B

split-complementary

#5338C9 #C99B38 #66C938

monochromatic

#2B1D6A #3F2A9A #5338C9 #7D68D6 #A698E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#5338C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#5338C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5338C9

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5338C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5338C9	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#04607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5338c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.211 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071db',
    500: '#5338c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5338c9;
$custom-light: #9071db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5338c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.172,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46817,
    "c": 0.21051,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5338C9

secondary

#C3CF8E

accent

#E147C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5338C9

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

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