#5437AB#5437AB

#5437AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.175 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5437AB
RGB	rgb(84, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(255, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(255, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.04, 42.00, -57.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.04, 71.51, 305.97°)
OKLab	oklab(44.1% 0.0558 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(44.1% 0.175 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.3709, 7.5569, 39.3270)
Luminance	0.0756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5437AB #8EAB37

analogous

#3754AB #5437AB #8E37AB

triadic

#5437AB #AB5437 #37AB54

tetradic

#5437AB #AB3754 #8EAB37 #37AB8E

square

#5437AB #AB3754 #8EAB37 #37AB8E

split-complementary

#5437AB #AB8E37 #54AB37

monochromatic

#27194E #3D287D #5437AB #7356C9 #9985D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#5437AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#5437AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5437AB

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5437AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5437AB	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5437ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.175 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70c5',
    500: '#5437ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5437ab;
$custom-light: #8c70c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5437ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44097,
    "c": 0.17515,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5437AB

secondary

#B0C17C

accent

#DB4DB7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5437AB

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

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