#5438B2#5438B2

#5438B2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.183 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438B2
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 43.51, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 74.74, 305.61°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% 0.0537 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.183 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1038, 7.9269, 42.9504)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.93

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438B2 #96B238

analogous

#3859B2 #5438B2 #9138B2

triadic

#5438B2 #B25438 #38B254

tetradic

#5438B2 #B23859 #96B238 #38B291

square

#5438B2 #B23859 #96B238 #38B291

split-complementary

#5438B2 #B29138 #59B238

monochromatic

#281B55 #3E2983 #5438B2 #755CCC #9D8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#5438B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#5438B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438B2

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438B2	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.183 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71ca',
    500: '#5438b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438b2;
$custom-light: #8d71ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.77,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44843,
    "c": 0.1826,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438B2

secondary

#B5C581

accent

#DC4CBB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438B2

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

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