#5438AF#5438AF

#5438AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.179 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438AF
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, 42.62, -59.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 73.10, 305.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.0542 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.179 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8059, 7.8077, 41.3814)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438AF #93AF38

analogous

#3857AF #5438AF #9038AF

triadic

#5438AF #AF5438 #38AF54

tetradic

#5438AF #AF3857 #93AF38 #38AF90

square

#5438AF #AF3857 #93AF38 #38AF90

split-complementary

#5438AF #AF9038 #57AF38

monochromatic

#271A52 #3E2981 #5438AF #745ACA #9B88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#5438AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#5438AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438AF

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438AF	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32566F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.179 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71c8',
    500: '#5438af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438af;
$custom-light: #8d71c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44585,
    "c": 0.17889,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438AF

secondary

#B3C380

accent

#DB4DBA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438AF

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