#5438BD#5438BD

#5438BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.196 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438BD
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 46.78, -65.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 80.67, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.0518 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.196 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2529, 8.3865, 49.0020)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438BD #A1BD38

analogous

#385EBD #5438BD #9738BD

triadic

#5438BD #BD5438 #38BD54

tetradic

#5438BD #BD385E #A1BD38 #38BD97

square

#5438BD #BD385E #A1BD38 #38BD97

split-complementary

#5438BD #BD9738 #5EBD38

monochromatic

#2A1C5F #3F2A8E #5438BD #7962D0 #A191DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#5438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438BD

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438BD	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.196 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d2',
    500: '#5438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438bd;
$custom-light: #8f71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45811,
    "c": 0.19604,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438BD

secondary

#BBC987

accent

#DE4ABF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438BD

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

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