#5338CD#5338CD

#5338CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.215 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5338CD
RGB	rgb(83, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 51.38, -72.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 89.15, 305.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.0472 -0.21)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.215 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9975, 9.0740, 58.6542)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.35

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5338CD #B2CD38

analogous

#3867CD #5338CD #9D38CD

triadic

#5338CD #CD5338 #38CD53

tetradic

#5338CD #CD3867 #B2CD38 #38CD9D

square

#5338CD #CD3867 #B2CD38 #38CD9D

split-complementary

#5338CD #CD9D38 #67CD38

monochromatic

#2B1C6F #3E28A0 #5338CD #7D69D9 #A89AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5338CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5338CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5338CD

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5338CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5338CD	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5338cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.215 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172dd',
    500: '#5338cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5338cd;
$custom-light: #9172dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5338cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.872,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47189,
    "c": 0.21522,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5338CD

secondary

#C5D18F

accent

#E345C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5338CD

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

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